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By SHERYL HUNTER

For local musician Michael Pattavina, hosting a dance festival during Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend has become a tradition that started 20 years ago and continues to this day.This year, he is hosting a mid-winter and Zydeco dance fest at Hawks &...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The effort and no-quit attitude that the UMass men’s basketball team showed against Dayton on Sunday was a promising sign for the Minutemen moving forward.UMass’ 64-60 loss on the road was the closest the Minutemen have come to beating the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — When asked how she felt heading into the final week of preparations for the annual River Rat Race, event coordinator Jeanette McIntosh summed it up in one word: “Nervous.”Still, she added, “Excited. Like a mother watching her baby go off” into...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Holiday cooking is often elaborate. But sometimes it can, and should, be simple.My friend Peter Beck recently won my heart (as he often does) by sharing a cake that is uncomplicated, relatively healthy and tastes like spring. If you want something a...

By Sheryl HunterSpring is officially here, and it’s time to usher in some new music with the new season. There are a couple of brand-new releases that I am enjoying and feel are deserving of your attention. Read on to learn more about these two albums...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Some Frontier Regional School students got a reality check Tuesday morning.Not in the form of a bad test score or a detention, but a spinning wheel that determined if they earned or lost (fake) money. The wheel and numerous other...

By EMILEE KLEIN

In true transcendental spirit, former president and founder of the Northfield Bird Club Nick Fleck starts every club meeting with a poem. At a gathering in February, he pulled out “Natural Sustenance,” a collection of his own poems that emulate Henry...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — The Public Safety Commission voted unanimously to recommend the hiring of four full-time police officers to the mayor on Wednesday, a move that would help close the city’s four-hour gap in local police coverage during the early-morning...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A panel of residents, city councilors and officials are inching closer toward voting on aspects of its review of the city charter’s process for citizens initiatives. Issues that came to focus during an ad hoc committee meeting on...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — The Moody Center has withdrawn its participation in the Campus Center Community Collaborative Committee, also known as the C5, prompting the Selectboard to reconsider the committee’s future.“It is a setback for the committee,” Selectboard...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Three local legislators are imploring FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. to “do better” after failing pistons at the Turners Falls dam allowed oil to leak into the Connecticut River earlier this month.The leak, reported to FirstLight by...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — In commemoration of Palestine’s Land Day, local activists will stage a demonstration on the Greenfield Common on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.According to Sherrill Hogen, a member of the local Palestine solidarity group Kairos/Franklin...

By MARY BYRNE

Local public health officials are asking for the community’s help in garnering support for its list of priorities this legislative session. “We have an extremely narrow group [of legislative bills] that we’ve identified, and we’re hoping to track the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — With the local Cub Scout troop’s sponsorship set to end in December, the Bernardston Kiwanis Club is raising money to support the group through a traditional chicken pot pie dinner.On Saturday, March 25, folks can stop by the United...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Elmer’s Revitalization Steering Committee has made a deal with Greenfield Savings Bank to purchase the Elmer’s Store building for $275,000, with the closing date of April 24. The committee is now looking to raise about $100,000 before...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — An Oscar-shortlist documentary, co-produced by a Greenfield High School alumna, will be screened exclusively at the Garden Cinemas on Saturday.“Descendant,” co-produced by Essie Chambers, will be shown at 3 p.m. at the theater on Main...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — After five years at the helm during which she saw the organization work through a pandemic and set records in enrollment, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County Executive Director Jennifer Webster is stepping down to accept a role at...