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By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Victoria Tubbs started her baking career at a young age, winning metals for her yeast bread at the Berrien County Youth Fair near her hometown in southwest Michigan. Decades later, she found herself in Greenfield using plants from her...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Comedy is returning to the Garden Cinemas as co-owners Isaac and Angela Mass welcome three comedians for a Mother’s Day weekend special.Jody Sloane, Joni Grassey and Rafi Gonzalez will star in “Two Mothers and a Son” on Saturday at 8:30...

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — Chang Farm on River Road has voluntarily recalled mung bean sprouts due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the state Department of Public Health.The farm recently recalled all 10-pound bulk bags, as well as...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After several months of hearings, the Planning Board has approved SunnyDayz’s proposed “cannabis campus” on Routes 5 and 10, pending a review of conditions by town counsel.The board approved the site plan review, special permit and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Planning Board opted to take no stance on a limited marijuana manufacturing land-use bylaw proposed by Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers (DMCTC), a marijuana cultivator, manufacturer and soon-to-be retailer in town.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With its special permit renewed after a change of ownership, ToroVerde’s retail marijuana dispensary is planning to finally open its doors this summer, more than four years after receiving its initial permit.At its Thursday meeting, the...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — The Farm Table restaurant on the Kringle Candle Co. property is set to reopen under new management at the end of May.Restaurateur Ashley Evans, who grew up in Turners Falls, was home from Florida visiting family last year when she...

By JAMES PENTLAND

EASTHAMPTON — For a business that relies heavily on purchasing directly from overseas manufacturers, it was clear to Dave Mell that the COVID-19 pandemic might cause some disruption. With 80% of the vacuum tubes he buys being made in Russia, the...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Unless you search for it, you might miss a long, narrow building tucked into a Greenfield neighborhood. The structure holds significant history: for more than a century, specialty paper boxes were manufactured there, originally on coal-powered,...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After nearly 90 years as a Main Street fixture, Baker Office Supply will close its doors, welcoming in its place Hens & Chicks, one of three retail shops vacating their home in the former Wilson’s Department Store.“There’s a lot of...

By MARY BYRNE and JULIAN MENDOZA

Several Franklin County shops will celebrate the 10th annual Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday with special events and activities, discounts and giveaways.The nationally recognized event, which has been observed on the last Saturday of April every...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Collaboration is the name of the business game in Franklin County, and the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast Friday morning highlighted some community partners that can help businesses of any stage and type get their feet underneath...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The annual Schoen Books charity sale is returning next weekend, as the store looks to continue its tradition of raising money for local organizations.The sale will be held Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the store, at 7 Sugarloaf St. in...

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...