Greenfield Recorder
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Time for spring training and coconuts
Good morning! Northfield’s Alex Loud remembers a time in late February when he was teaching in Maine and the morning DJ said, “It’s that day in winter when you can stand with your back to the hemlock…
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7mWestern Mass housing advocates say 46% shelter decline masks barriers for families
The Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness reports a 46% decrease in families living in shelters due to state and federal policy changes, but advocates warn that many families are still living in unsafe places due to these regulations.
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8mWendell votes down apartheid-free community resolution, 13-40
Wendell voters rejected a citizen's petition to declare the town an apartheid-free community, while also rejecting a proposal to borrow money for a new dump truck.
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4mBernardston voters approve reimbursing store nearly $77K for trash bags
Bernardston residents unanimously approved the reimbursement of Marshall's Country Store for an $76,950 overpayment for trash bags due to a longstanding agreement to pay double for them, which continued without notice even after the debt was paid.
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4mNorth County Notebook: June 1, 2026
Next puzzle swap set for June 6 NORTHFIELD — The next puzzle swap at Dickinson Memorial Library will be held on Saturday, June 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Visitors are advised to park behind the library and come in through the side door, then turn left to find the Community Room containing the puzzles. […]
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8mSipping on the past: Mohawk Trail history teachers win big at Civics Trivia Night
Politics isn’t always an easy topic, particularly in these divided times. Nevertheless, a recent crowd at Mohawk Trail Regional School in Buckland managed to have a lot of fun discussing political affairs … and consuming politically themed beverages. The setting was Civics Trivia Night, an annual event hosted by the League of Women Voters of […]