Greenfield Recorder
Speaking of Nature: Finding 'tweet' relief: Chipping sparrows arrive on schedule, signaling a semblance of normalcy
Happy Earth Day!! In our troubled times, fraught with all manner of chaotic maneuvers at the hands of our national leaders, one can start to feel desperate for anything that might point toward…
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7mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: NIL, fillies and more Indian pudding
Good morning! The UMass Collective announced this week it was ceasing NIL operations. Its mission was rendered moot after the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement in 2025 allowed colleges to pay players directly. Thus ends the noble effort by founder Patrick MacWilliams to help UMass basketball by finding and paying players like Matt Cross and […]
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2mJohn Robinson Riggan
<html><head></head><body>John Robinson "Rob" Riggan<br /><br />Shelburne Falls, MA - John Robinson Riggan was born on December 11, 1943, to Merle and George Riggan. He died on July 2, 2026.<br /><br />Rob graduated from Haverford College wit ...
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4mIrene Mary Bridget Knapp
<html><head></head><body>Irene Mary Bridget Sullivan Knapp<br /><br />South Yarmouth, MA - Irene Mary Bridget Sullivan Knapp – Pommy to everyone and Pom Pom to her (great) grandchildren – of South Yarmouth, MA, previously of Fort Lauderdale, ...
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5mPars for a Purpose charity golf tournament raises $14,745 for Cancer Connection
TURNERS FALLS — Those involved with the Pars for a Purpose charity golf tournament at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club had a specific goal for the second iteration of the event. The goal was to surpass last year’s donation total, which was $9,300. The community did that and more on Friday afternoon, with a […]
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14mThe drought you can’t see: Behind another summer of water restrictions is a drought measured below the surface
Massachusetts municipalities have implemented mandatory water conservation efforts following a drought declaration driven by below-average rainfall and declining groundwater levels in regions like the Pioneer Valley.