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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Combining art and activism, the latest Artspace Community Arts Center exhibit aims to explore what the future may hold.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — People were encouraged to band together and weave a tapestry of local resilience, as they work toward a stronger community during Greenfield Community College’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — As the West County Food Pantry’s funding sources shift, the Selectboard is exploring the possibility of allocating funding and potentially asking voters to appropriate funds during Annual Town Meeting.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — In a region where housing comes at a premium, increasing the diversity of homes and public backing of zoning changes may be the key to unlocking development and growth.

By CHRIS LARABEE

For the second year in a row, the Sunderland Human Rights Task Force’s weekly standout is expanding for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Housing Greenfield, in partnership with the Assessor’s Office, has recruited a Greenfield Community College sophomore to map and register the city’s rental properties.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Fans of the Disney musical “Newsies” generally know the titular group of characters as boys, but a local theater company’s upcoming production is expanding the show to include female and nonbinary characters.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College’s first-ever Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Angela Campbell said she is approaching the new position from the role of a listener.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee discussed three proposed projects — the rehabilitation of Franklin County’s first courthouse and preservation efforts at the Franklin County Fairgrounds and the Winslow Building — on Monday evening as members begin to consider projects to recommend for funding.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, in collaboration with the Franklin County Community Land Trust, has protected the 47-acre Watroba property, described as “a fantastic wildlife corridor” and the home of prime farmland.The Watroba...

By AMALIA WOMPA

Fueled by community and donor support, Greenfield’s Artspace Community Arts Center is undergoing substantial transformations that are set to be completed in 2025.In 2023, Artspace received a $14,000 matching grant from the Massachusetts Cultural...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — With the towns of Shelburne and Buckland shifting the focus of their Community Development Block Grants to housing, the West County Food Pantry operated by Community Action Pioneer Valley will be facing a $50,000 budget deficit and looking for creative financing solutions come next fall.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — The Board of Health has recommended that funds coming to the town from the nationwide opioid settlement be directed to the North Quabbin Recovery Center.These funds can be used for services designed to assist residents who are trying to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a national search, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) has found a new executive director right here in the Pioneer Valley.The agency announced on Dec. 12 that its board of directors had chosen Jennifer Core, a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Health New England has awarded grants to three local nonprofits that work to advance youth health and well-being in western Massachusetts. Just Roots farm is receiving $3,000 to fund its Food Access for Youth & Families Program while...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Between hiking, biking, skiing and more, there is a lot of fun to be had in the great outdoors, and sometimes, you can find a career there, too. Greenfield Community College held its annual Outdoor Industry Job Fair on Thursday,...

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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — More products and facility upgrades will be coming to the Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center, as the Franklin County Community Development Corporation has reeled in two separate grants.The Franklin County CDC was awarded a...