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My family moved to Greenfield in 2017 and bought our first home near the Newton School last year. We would like our son to start kindergarten there in fall 2026.

A letter published April 11 had many criticisms of public libraries. I am saddened that the writer has not experienced the generosity, civic mindedness, joy, and the sense of connection that I experience at the Greenfield Public Library every week.

This letter is a response to the recent piece regarding the Greenfield Senior Center with a very different view. I have found that many people use this beautiful space for regular ongoing activities and connections with others. Kathy Dunn, the activity director, works very creatively to schedule diverse activities and classes. Exercise classes every day that meet all skill levels, craft classes, weekly game groups, entertainment, writing classes, support groups, tech help are simply a few. If you have ideas, I have found Kathy very open to suggestions and discussion. Thank you, Kathy. Please continue your wonderful work at our Senior Center.

GREENFIELD — The Friends of the Greenfield Public Library will host the 34th annual Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest celebration on Tuesday, April 29, at 6 p.m. in the library’s Community Meeting Room.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Whether your family traditions are pysanky egg decorating, wycinanki paper cutting or traditional folk dancing, residents are invited to celebrate all things Polish and Eastern European at The LAVA Center.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell promised local officials during a visit to Greenfield on Tuesday that she intends to prioritize efforts to curb the opioid crisis in Massachusetts amid cuts and freezing of federal funding.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — For her work supporting the immigrant community housed at the Days Inn shelter before its February closure, Wendy Goodman has received the 2024 Human Rights Award.

7:52 a.m. — Vandalism reported on Phillips Street. Report issued.

By AL NORMAN

Citizens in a democracy should expect full transparency from government. “It is our goal to provide as much information to our citizens,” the city of Greenfield says on its website, “to promote a transparent government for our citizens.” The opposite of transparency is opacity.

Last Saturday morning, April 12, I co-led with Court Dorsey a mini-nonviolence training in Montague. If you remember that morning you woke to cold weather, snow or rain, a most unappealing day! Despite the weather about 100 people came to the meeting hall. They came, some said because they wanted to stand with our neighbors, our most vulnerable neighbors. They did not come as partisans, they came because they have the right under our Constitution to speak out on the issues of the day.

High Honors: Oliver Audet, Chazz Badillo, Leah Batiste, Phineas Brown, Elijah Cheney, Nyexziel Colon, Wesley Darling, Ian Degen, Gianna Haselton, Anmol Kanojia, Clara Kelsey, Rylan McIver, Gracie Medina, Lila Nietsche, Conor O’Connell, Mahir Patel, Cecily Paterno, Joe Proietti, Jake Pulizari, Samantha Rider, Greyson Roberts, Esme Sautter, Kadence Spring, Agnesse Suther, Elias Tripp, Amelia Waldron and Vasher Westfall.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Beginning more than a decade ago and wrapping up in 2016, a wide-ranging coalition in western Massachusetts banded together to resist Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.’s Northeast Energy Direct project, which proposed a pipeline running through eight Franklin County towns.

By MICHAEL FLECK

For the past few months several pundits and former government officials, both Democrat and Republican, have said, referring to the Trump administration, “These are not serious people.” They said this about RFK, Jr. (as he emphasized the value of treating measles with cod liver oil and vitamin A); about Pete Hegseth (during his nomination process and as Signalgate unfolded); and about Donald Trump himself (as he mused about a third term saying that tariffs are taxes on other countries, mentioned the possibility of invading Greenland, and imposed tariffs on an island of penguins).

A recent column in this paper suggests that “fear” is being used to argue about the benefits of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) [”ADUs and politics of fear,” April 9]. I think “facts” can be scary to some people, but here’s the truth:

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Fourth Grade Newton Elementary School teacher Rachel Haag said she knew she had been selected for a Grinspoon Award when Superintendent Karin Patenaude and Assistant Superintendent Stephen Sullivan walked into her office with flowers one day.

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

This period of time can be seen as suffocating and paralyzing for many. We’re in trouble, our country is hurting big time, and many are suffering. At times like this, people have a stark choice to make — how and do we move forward?

I’d like to offer some points of clarification regarding the recent Recorder article, “Commission calls for public hearing on dam” (April 8). First, although I am a retired fish biologist/scientist emeritus with the USGS, I am currently a volunteer consultant for the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) for their dam removal projects, not a CRC staff member.

I thought that I might offer Donald Trump some wisdom; he seems to be in dire need of help. Here is, “the first rule of holes,” wisdom which I have found very helpful, and he seems to need this rule. Here it is, “When you find yourself up to your neck in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”

Greenfield built this beautiful new senior center which is so underused and uninviting. There’s no sense of community there. Virtually no activities. Senior art shows? Quilting circles? BINGO? Senior dances? Anything? What exactly is the director’s job if not create activities and promote the center as a place our seniors want to go to. I encourage the director to explore new ways to serve the elders in our community. Please.

I am very disappointed in the coverage I saw in the Recorder of the Hands Off! demonstrations on April 5.  Not only did it not get the lead, it was hidden further back in section B and it only covered local events.  There were over five million people demonstrating across the country and millions more around the world.  There were three buses that went to Boston and 11 more from western Massachusetts.  Isn’t any of this newsworthy?  What Donald Trump and Elon Musk and the other billionaires are doing to this country is treason and not having the free press documenting this and our efforts to stop it only distorts the truth.  Please do better on future demonstrations which will be many.