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It’s been a busy summer for local golf courses. That’s been particularly true in regard to holes-in-one, and two more locals were at it this week.Jeff Jackman and Roy Emerson joined the ace brigade over the last two days, recording holes-in-one at...

The Greenfield High School football team joined the other Recorder area programs — Franklin Tech, Frontier, Athol and Mahar — in kicking off the 2024 high school football season on Friday.Schools moved through conditioning drills in preparation of the...

Due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued an air quality alert effective until at least 11:59 p.m. tonight in five counties in western and central Massachusetts.Smoke is...

Keith Burch paced the local contingent at Wednesday’s qualifying round for the Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Golf Championship.The Crumpin-Fox Club product shot a 1-over 73, finishing in a tie for seventh place in the event held at Westover Golf Course in...

Cam Woodward smacked three hits, including two doubles, and drove in three runs to help the Montague Elks get their postseason off to a strong start Tuesday night.The Elks edged the Liberty Tax Sharks, 14-11, in a first round Greenfield Coed Softball...

A monster second round propelled Gillis MacDougall to a hometown disc golf victory over the weekend.The Greenfield resident posted an 8-under-par 54 in his second of two rounds, ultimately holding onto a one-shot victory in the Mixed Professional Open...

The Montague Elks Lodge 2521 will host a youth soccer shoot on Aug. 24 at Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls (82 Industrial Blvd.).The event is open to boys and girls in two separate categories: ages 7 and under, and ages 8-15. Winners...

Over 100 disc golfers will embark on Greenfield this weekend for Westy Open Weekend ’24, a two-day, two-round event which attracts professional and amateur players.The event, to be held at Westy Acres Disc Golf Course on Raymond Road, begins Saturday...

It was a quite a week for Conway’s Gunnar Moore.The Country Club of Greenfield product reached the semifinal round of the 106th Massachusetts Junior Amateur Golf Championship in Yarmouth, ultimately falling in a 20-hole marathon match against Boston...

GREENFIELD — PV Squared (Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics), a solar installer and worker-owned cooperative, has been named the 2024 winner of the Most Forward-Thinking Contractor Award.Presented by Solar Power World, a nationwide media outlet for the U.S....

After a pair of dominant playoff victories, the Frontier boys soccer team will play for a summer title on Saturday.The top-seeded Redhawks will meet No. 2 Chicopee in the Pioneer Valley Summer Soccer League High School Boys B Division final. The game...

HEATH — The Young@Heart chorus will offer a free concert in the atrium of the Jacobs Road Municipal Center on Sunday, July 28, at 3 p.m. This 60-minute program will feature recognizable pop hits and classic songs.As stated on its website,...

GREENFIELD — Franklin County’s YMCA closed on Friday due to a broken water main pipe, with repairs anticipated for Monday, July 29. Water to the YMCA has been shut off so the repairs can be completed. The YMCA will reopen as soon as water is restored...

A big seventh inning propelled the Greenfield Post 81 Junior Legion squad to a victory over North Adams on Tuesday. Trailing 4-3 going into their final at bat, Post 81 managed to put three runs on the board to take the lead. Nick Prasol scored on an...

A fantastic summer on the diamond came to an end for the Athol-Orange Chuck Stone 12U Little League All-Stars.After winning the District 3 title for the first time in 35 years, Athol-Orange competed in the four-team Massachusetts Section 1...

It was a dominant performance for a couple of repeat champions.David Reading won 30 of 36 games to capture the men’s division title for the second straight year, while Alexis Silk notched wins in 23 of a potential 25 games to claim the women’s title...

ATHOL – The Athol-Orange Chuck Stone Little League beat Leominster, 5-0, on Friday to capture the Massachusetts District 3 Little League championship.The win marked the first district title for a team from this area in 35 years.“These kids deserved...

AMHERST — A Sunderland contractor is facing a state fine of almost $30,000 for violations that occurred during asbestos abatement work at the University of Massachusetts, authorities announced Friday.The state Department of Environmental Protection...

A impressive performance on the mound from Caleb Thomas lifted Greenfield Post 81 to a convincing victory on Friday night.Thomas struck out 11 batters across six innings, scattering five hits to go with two walks and one unearned run as Post 81...

Ian Simpson pitched well, tossing a complete game while allowed just three earned runs, but visiting Greenfield Post 81 was unable to break through offensively in a 4-1 loss to Pittsfield Post 68 in an American Legion Senior Division contest on...