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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — After decades working out of a satellite office on Federal Street, Community Legal Aid has found a new home in downtown Greenfield.Community Legal Aid, which provides free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents in...

Good morning!Last week in this space UMass money man John Kennedy defended embattled athletic director Ryan Bamford, who I blamed for the football team’s terrible record (18-82) since he was hired.Kennedy’s comments didn’t go over well on social...

By THE REV. JULIE G. OLMSTED

I have watched and listened over the past several years, as public discourse and the language used by elected officials and their followers has steadily slipped into a kind of exchange that once would have never been allowed to see the light of day....

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Three Massachusetts Appeals Court judges heard oral arguments on Wednesday after former Greenfield Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. and the city challenged a 2022 Hampshire County Superior Court ruling that found he and the Police Department...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HAWLEY — While town officials work out how to address Hawley’s ambulance needs, Colrain will step in and cover emergency calls for the foreseeable future.Hawley has been without a primary ambulance provider since last January, when its contracted...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Running consistent passenger rail service for 140 miles through northern Massachusetts communities to connect North Adams and Boston could attract hundreds of riders per day, but would also require hundreds of millions of dollars in up-front capital...

By SHERYL HUNTER

The Franklin County Community Chorus will raise its voices together in song and welcome in the holiday season when it holds its annual winter concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at the Greenfield High School. The chorus will deliver a program of...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The 2025 Franklin County Railroad Calendar is now available in stores and online. The calendar includes photos of trains and trolleys traveling throughout the region between 1897 and 1970, alongside historical commentary by historian Alden Dreyer of...

By AMALIA WOMPA

LEYDEN — Due to a lack of participation, the Leyden United Methodist Church has decided to sell its booth at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.The Leyden United Methodist Church booth has been a fixture at the Franklin County Fair, held each September,...

As the postmaster for 01340, I want to assure you that the U.S. Postal Service is primed and ready to deliver exceptional service during the 2024 holiday rush. Thanks to the substantial progress USPS has made under the Delivering for America plan — a...

By DON STEWART

She’s the first woman, and the first Canadian, to present a solo exhibit of her work at the Library of Congress, and two of her paintings can be found at Washington’s National Portrait Gallery. You’d recognize Anita Kunz’s often satirical works from...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — After a year off, the Franklin County Festival of Trees is returning this year with a new venue and a glowing partnership.The annual fundraising event is coming to the Roundhouse at the Franklin County Fairgrounds and will run alongside...

Good morning!On a sunny day at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, a dark cloud hung over the UMass bench. Finish strong or you’re gone, the staff had been told, and the team was hanging on for dear life against heavily favored Liberty.The visitors had chartered...

By THE REV. ALLEN M. COMSTOCK

Because faith matters, we need to ask ourselves whether, in this time of political stress, our faith has gotten swallowed up in our politics. If so, we need to rescue our faith from our politics so that maybe our faith might come to the rescue of our...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

A new hiking trail through Ashfield and Goshen is opening to the public this weekend.Hilltown Land Trust and Ashfield Trails will host an inaugural hike through the Hilltown Boulders Trail on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. Attendees will stroll along a...

Seventh Grade High Honors: Jayden Baez, Autumn Belanger, Katelyn Bozek, Lillian Clark, Sallie Flynn, Augustus Foote, Elliot Franetovich, Sienna Franklin, Maddan Garcia, Hope Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilmore, Raelyn Hildreth, Carl Jernstrom, Grayson Johnson,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a series of events over the summer sparked neighbors’ grievances over noise, the Franklin County Agricultural Society that runs the fairgrounds on Wisdom Way is pursuing an annual entertainment license for the site. Franklin County...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With a fist raised in the air, state Sen. Jo Comerford and dozens of advocates and business leaders, as well as state and local officials, rallied in support of the Northern Tier Passenger Rail Monday morning at the John W. Olver Transit...

By DOMENIC POLI

On Oct. 22, 2005, the Recorder’s Life & Times section featured a full-page article by Karen P. Chynoweth, with a color photo of an 18-year-old woman and the headline “Nearly famous.” The piece told the story of Shelburne Falls native Kate Corriero,...

GREENFIELD — Greening Greenfield is offering an Energy Fair to introduce residents to the new programs and incentives that can help people of all income levels with making energy-efficient building upgrades and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.The...