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By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — A new salon in the town center aims to follow its namesake by lifting women’s spirits.Elevate Salon Studio, at 4A Sugarloaf St., is a new wellness center, salon and clothing shop dedicated to building community and providing a...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — The Revival Wheeler Mansion owner who has been at odds with town officials over requirements to open the structure for business said she is rectifying the property’s issues and will spend the spring and summer working to bring to fruition a...
By MARY BYRNE
GREENFIELD — The doors to three businesses in the former Wilson’s Department Store on Main Street remain open despite a previous redevelopment timeline that had them moving out by spring. “The timetable is more in the summer or early fall for us to be...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
MILLERS FALLS — While the village may be a far cry from Hollywood, owners of the newly opened Hideaway Salon & Studio aim for you to “leave here feeling like you are a celebrity.”Located at 41 East Main St. in a space that formerly housed Rustic...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — A.J. Hastings stationery and newsstand helped to anchor downtown Amherst for 108 years before closing last year. Wilson’s Department Store was a centerpiece of Greenfield’s retail scene for 137 years until it shuttered in early 2020.While...
By EMILY THURLOW and JULIAN MENDOZA
When digital downloads became widely available in the early 2000s and later surpassed sales of physical music, the music industry and the public had all but signed the death certificate for local record stores, resigned to the idea that music...
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — The newly official Wendell Historical Society has until June 13 to come up with $45,000 to buy the former depot store and post office, having reached an agreement with the longtime owner’s daughter in hopes of turning the building into a...
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — After taking a week to review Tree House Brewing Co.’s plans to increase occupancy for outdoor concerts and other special events, the Selectboard approved the amendments to the brewery’s permit on Tuesday evening.The brewery appeared...
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — After going “back to the drawing board,” city officials have decided to stick with their initial plan to prohibit parking spot use for outdoor dining along Main Street’s Borofsky Block this summer.Ice Cream Alley at 221 Main St. and the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
WHATELY — The 5J Creamee and Pasiecnik Farmstand, a longstanding summer destination for ice cream and locally grown produce on River Road, has been listed for sale, one year after the original owner’s daughters took over operations.Coldwell Banker...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the 1920s by a German physical trainer. Modern posture-based yoga is rooted in practices originating in Ancient India. And now you can find both under one roof at 7 East Main St.Marley...
By AUDREY KAISER
GREENFIELD — Following the recent death of its owner, a High Street funeral home that’s been family-owned and operated since 1976 has closed its doors, effective April 1. Walker Funeral Home was most recently owned by Faye Walker, who died in...
By DOMENIC POLI
The 2023 season isn’t looking too peachy for New England farmers waiting to see if any of their buds survived mid-February’s subzero temperatures.It appears that month’s cold snap crippled the growth of the beloved stone fruit typically harvested from...
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — While showing initial support on Wednesday, the Selectboard continued a hearing on increasing Tree House Brewing Co.’s occupancy limit to next week as members review the details of the proposed plans.After operating for more than a year in...
By DOMENIC POLI
At least 8.8 million Americans reported Polish heritage to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2021. And members of this community who visit their ancestral homeland will find themselves in a nearly 125,000-square-foot nation separated from neighboring Slovakia...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
GREENFIELD — While rural Franklin County might not be the first place one might envision a high-end sneaker shop, that didn’t stop Eli Vaillancourt, whose business started off on the right foot last month.Filthy Kicks, based out of The Goods Pop-Up...
By EVELINE MACDOUGALL
John LaSalle’s astonishing productivity might lead one to wonder if a lifelong collaboration with flowers imbued him with superpowers. Yet at age 70, LaSalle shows no signs of slowing down.“I’m getting ready to retire, though,” he said during a tour...
By BELLA LEVAVI
GREENFIELD — Saving as little as $1 per week can lead to eventual financial independence. This was among the lessons learned by young members of the Starlight Girls Club when they visited Greenfield Savings Bank last week. The Starlight Girls Club, a...
By MARY BYRNE
When Mary Fraser walked into Karen Collins’ weaving workshop in Forres, Scotland, nearly a decade ago, she knew it was where she was meant to be. “It was a visceral reaction of, ‘I have to do that,’” she recalled. Fraser, now 29, and a professional...
By LISA GOODRICH
For Big Y, the commitment to serving neighbors food from local farms started at the beginning. In 1936, Paul D’Amour and his brother, Gerry D’Amour, used their family savings to purchase the Y Cash Market. The business grew, and in the 1950s the...
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