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Weather made for an adventurous opening day at the 43rd Massachusetts Four-Ball Championship, where a pack of local golfers competed in the event at The Club at New Seabury in Mashpee.A weather delay in the morning pushed play back a bit, but most of...

COLRAIN — Katie Korby is the town’s newest Selectboard member, having won her election to a three-year term by a 214-124 vote against candidate Howard Phelps.“I’m really grateful to the folks in Colrain that voted for me,” Korby, who is a worker-owner...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding a “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at three locations, including one new spot this year.Instead of the Northfield Highway Garage, the Erving...

NEW SALEM — The town has a new Selectboard member following Monday’s annual town election. Mailande DeWitt, a University of Connecticut School of Law graduate who currently serves as a New Salem Public Library trustee, will fill a two-year vacancy on...

BERNARDSTON — While there were no contested races on the ballot, voters ushered in a new Selectboard member at the polls on Monday.Brian Hervieux, 54, who’s lived in Bernardston for roughly 15 years, was elected with 49 votes to fill the seat vacated...

SHELBURNE — What could have been a devastating blow to a local farm was averted Sunday night due to quick reporting and a quick response from area firefighters. The Shelburne Fire and Police departments responded to a fire at Gould farm’s dairy barn...

GREENFIELD — Authorities have scheduled a press conference on Thursday morning to announce what they say is a major breakthrough in the case of human remains found in Warwick in 1989.Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, First Assistant...

Sam Connors tossed a gem, and the Mahar baseball team avenged a loss to Smith Vocational earlier this season with a 1-0 win in an independent contest on Tuesday in Orange.Connors went all seven innings, striking out 10 while scattering six hits and...

GREENFIELD — The Salvation Army of Greenfield raised more than $5,000 on Friday during its “Fill the Plate” fundraising dinner.On a monthly basis, The Salvation Army of Greenfield distributes more than 800 meals to residents who struggle with food...

MacKenzie Paulin did it at the plate and in the pitching circle, powering the Greenfield softball team to its third win in as many days and a 3-2 rivalry victory over Turners Falls on Saturday afternoon at Vets Field.Paulin smacked a solo home run in...

Orange’s Delaney Parker helped the Westfield State women’s track & field team capture the 2024 MASCAC Outdoor Track and Field Title at the Jerry Gravel Track and Alumni Field in Westfield on Friday.Westfield’s quartet of Parker, Eliza Lee, Emily...

It was a dual meet split for the Greenfield and Mohawk Trail track and field teams on Thursday.The Greenfield boys captured a 90-54 victory over the Warriors while the Mohawk Trail girls snagged a 123-18 victory over the Wave.Here are the winners from...

Two rivals played another tight match at the Davis Street Courts on Thursday, as host Greenfield won two of the three singles matches en route to a 3-2 win over Turners Falls.Amy Mihailicenco was a 6-4, 6-4 winner at No. 1 singles for the Green Wave,...

Danielle Zraunig did it in the circle and at the plate, powering Franklin First Credit Union to a 5-3 win over Elks Club in a Greenfield Girls Softball League Junior Division contest at Murphy Park in Greenfield on Thursday night.Zraunig pitched well...

The expectation going into Thursday’s Powertown showdown between undefeated Turners Falls and Franklin Tech was that runs were going to be at a premium.That was certainly the case.Turners Falls ace Madi Liimatainen struck out 16 and allowed just one...

GREENFIELD — Communities in Franklin and Hampshire counties have signed on to the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day planned for Saturday, April 27, to offer residents a chance to safely dispose of unwanted and unneeded drugs.People are...

A pair of local athletes are heading to Colorado next month to compete against the best skiers in the country. Landon Allenby and Lucas Allenby, 12-year-old twins from Greenfield, began skiing at Berkshire East but have mostly taught themselves how to...

TURNERS FALLS — The White Bridge will be closed next Monday and Tuesday due to a daytime painting operation, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).The bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, MassDOT...

GREENFIELD — With less than one-third of Gaza’s hospitals still functioning, local activists convened outside Baystate Franklin Medical Center on Monday to draw attention to the dangerous conditions faced by health care workers and their patients.The...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is collaborating with the towns of Leverett, Montague, Northfield and Wendell to offer free recycling collections of blocky Styrofoam packing material specifically for residents of the four...