Northfield Planning Board reviews stormwater data for proposed solar site
After requesting updated stormwater data at its last meeting, the Northfield Planning Board received that data on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
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My Turn: How school lighting damages growing kids
We spend time debating school budgets, cellphone policies, and math curricula. But look up. There is a massive piece of our kids’ daily lives that we completely look past, simply because it is always there...
My Turn: We have had enough of ageism
Older people have had enough of being treated as problems to be managed, obstacles to generational change, or easy targets for political campaigns. We see it in national politics, in local and statewide camp...
UMass football: Focus moves to Sacred Heart
AMHERST — After sending shockwaves through the college football landscape with a stunning upset of Rutgers, the UMass football team directs its full attention to the home opener against FCS opponent Sacred...
‘Down to a science’: Labor Day barbecue goes off without a hitch
WHATELY — Strolling through the Whately Congregational Church’s parking lot around noon on Monday brought to life the unmistakable aroma of boiled corn. But this was just a hint of what was going on insi...
Guest columnist William Lambers: On Labor Day, let’s thank caregivers
This Labor Day, let’s remember a quiet group of hard workers, although mostly unpaid, who are extremely valuable to families everywhere. Caregivers save the day for those who are sick, injured or unable to...
Greenfield holding fundraiser to help seniors, residents with disabilities pay back taxes
Greenfield's Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund holding a Sept. 27 fundraiser at The LAVA Center to support local property tax relief.
Request for redevelopment proposals for former paper mill in Erving being released Sept. 9
The Erving Selectboard greenlit a revised RFP for the old paper mill property, set for release on Sept. 9 after past failures.
Artistic creations will take to the water in lighted boat parade in Ashfield
Experience the Ashfield Lighted Boat Parade on Sept. 12. See unique art boats, live music and a mishoon.
Let’s Talk Relationships: It takes more than love
Loving someone and knowing how to love them well are not always the same thing. A person may deeply love their partner, but if they regularly criticize them, become defensive when concerns are raised, withdr...
Write on: Local literary organizations offer seasoned scribes and undercover word-lovers opportunities to k...
The Valley is a land of writerly possibility. Whether creators are new to the area or new to the page, or published and looking for professional peers, they will find that meet-ups, workshops and readings ab...
How Swede it is: Whately residents open Lilla candy shop in Northampton
Those walking through the ground floor of Thornes Marketplace can now buy high-end candy from Sweden at Lilla Swedish Candy store. Owned by husband-and-wife team and Whately residents Nic Jansson and Holly B...
Girls soccer preview: Area teams headed back to the pitch
Recorder area girls’ soccer teams had some success last season. Greenfield won a state tournament game in the preliminary round, as did Franklin Tech. The Eagles’ state tournament win was the first in pr...
H.S. Roundup: Franklin Tech golf shows depth in win over Westfield Tech
WESTFIELD — The Franklin Tech golf displayed its depth in a 164-175 win over Westfield Tech at Shaker Farms Country Club in Bi-County East play on Thursday. The Eagles’ top four all had impressive rounds...
UMass football snaps longest FBS losing streak with 37-21 win at Rutgers
The UMass football team kicked off its 2026 season with a shocking 37-21 upset against Rutgers on Thursday night at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The victory snapped the Minutemen’s 16-game losing...
Erving celebrates $14.7M for long-awaited Evergreen Circle housing complex
State Housing Secretary Juana Matias announced $14.7 million in funding for Erving's Evergreen Circle project.
After pushback, Frontier to move plaque honoring fallen soldier to new scoreboard
The Frontier School Committee reversed its June vote and has agreed to move a plaque honoring fallen soldier Gregory Belanger to a new scoreboard.
As I See It: All men are created socialist
The recent rise of socialism apparently prompted two opposite political responses: For conservatives, Trump declares that “(socialism) is the opposite of the American system.” For liberals, our own U.S....
New 60-home subdivision proposed for Log Plain Road in Greenfield
The Greenfield Planning Board recommended a one-year moratorium on data center construction and reviewed preliminary plans for a 60-lot single-family home subdivision called Evergreen Trail Estates.
Bulletin Board: Turners Falls golf outlasts Pioneer
The Turners Falls golf team defeated Pioneer by way of a tiebreaker on Thursday at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club. Trevor Lyons beat Liam Bassett, 48-51, to preserve the the Bi-County East win for the T...
Like father, like son: The art, science and family bond behind a local DJ business
Hatfield resident Killian Stewart, 16, had his first professional solo gig five years ago after apprenticing in his craft almost literally from birth, thanks to mentoring from the well-known regional DJ Greg...
Pushback: New federal law: ‘Homes are for people, not corporations’
On June 23, 2026, Congress passed H.R. 6644, known as the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which The Guardian newspaper called “the biggest change to federal policy for buyers, renters and homebuil...
Bulletin Board: Greenfield’s Gillis MacDougall competes at Disc Golf World Championship
Greenfield’s Gillis MacDougall competed at the Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Milford, Michigan over the weekend. MacDougall finished tied for 72nd in a field of 208 athletes. MacDougall sho...