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‘It’s a Wonderful Night in Turners Falls’ showcases village businesses, nonprofits
TURNERS FALLS — Friday night was a wonderful night for giving, whether that was in the form of looking for gifts to give this holiday season or giving back to the community, as the village held its 11th annual “It’s a Wonderful Night in Turners Falls”...
Bernardston Senior Center director takes job in Pittsfield
BERNARDSTON — After three years at the helm of the Bernardston Senior Center, Director Jennifer Reynolds has announced her resignation, effective Jan. 3, 2025.Reynolds, a Deerfield resident, has been tapped to serve as director of the Ralph J. Froio...
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Local Roundup: Pioneer boys basketball cruises past Mount Greylock in opener, 93-20
The Pioneer boys basketball team’s defensive effort was on point in its season opener against Mount Greylock on Friday. A 22-0 run to open the game led to a 62-7 advantage at halftime, which allowed Pioneer to run away for an easy 93-20 victory in...
Opinion
Michelle Spaziani: High municipal employee turnover merits immediate review
The city of Greenfield has hired its third finance director this year. Consistent with my Oct. 22, 2024, letter to the dditor, the high turnover in the first year of Mayor Virginia Desorgher’s administration, especially the continued turnover in the...
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An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Sackrey Construction Co. of Sunderland celebrating 35 years in business
SUNDERLAND — In December 1989, one of the coldest on record in the region, John Sackrey was in Conway with a small team building an addition onto a home.That addition, for an associate working with Berkshire Design Group, kicked off a decades-long...
Arts & Life
Putting the students front and center: What can education can look like without high stakes testing?
Ballot Question 2 passed with more than 59% of the vote, ending the MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts. Students will still take the MCAS, beginning in grade 3 up through high school, and they will still be required to pass their high...
Obituaries
New Salem, MA - Joshua Jay Dostis, aka WafflesTClown, aka Joshua Waffleman, relinquished his life to the cancer he'd been stoically enduring for over two years on November 9, 2024. He refused all treatment. He is survived by his brother... remainder of obit for Joshua Jay Dostis
Greenfield, MA - John H. Bos, 88, (Greenfield) left us, peacefully, on Dec. 11, 2024. No doubt, he is off now to "Connecting the Stars." John was an inspiring creative spirit, a lover of community and an accomplished professional and pe... remainder of obit for John H. Bos
Richard (Dick) Baker Shelburne Falls, MA - Richard (Dick) Baker, 83, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the home of his daughter, on Sunday, November 24th, 2024, after a lengthy battle with... remainder of obit for Richard Baker
Port Richey, FL - Joseph Stephen Simkus Jr., 70, of Port Richey, FL passed away at home on 12/5/24. He was born in Greenfield, MA, the first son of Joseph Simkus and Doris (Schack) Simkus. He graduated from Greenfield High School i... remainder of obit for Joseph Simkus