ZBA continues Stone Farm Lane hearing in Greenfield

13 voters make quick work of Monroe's Annual Town Meeting warrant

At Monroe's Annual Town Meeting, 13 voters unanimously approved a $1 million budget, 31 out of 32 articles and a five-year lease for a Caterpillar 420 backhoe/loader.

Critics push back on Eversource tree-clearing plan at Amherst meeting

Eversource's plan to widen transmission lines along a 30-mile corridor by removing trees has been met with criticism from local residents, who argue that the plan is unnecessary and will have a negative impact on the environment.

Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls launches 'Building Joy' capital campaign

Trinity Church has publicly launched its "Building Joy" capital campaign to raise $250,000 to support projects to enhance worship, expand digital ministry and strengthen the church's ability to serve neighbors in need, with $196,075 already raised in advance donations.

Speaking of Nature: Reaping the rewards: How to build a successful birdhouse for bluebirds and wrens

One of those delightful chores that signals the beginning of spring is the task of building nest boxes for the birds in my yard. For the past 21 years, I have deployed several nest boxes in the hopes of attracting bluebirds to my yard. This works because I live in an open area with a […]

Staging Shakespeare in the vineyard: Valley Players bring a sold-out, storm-tossed ‘The Tempest’ to Hatfield

It was an otherwise cool and pleasant Thursday evening in Amherst, but inside Room 101 at the Bangs Community Center, a simulated storm repeatedly threw a half-dozen sailors across a ship’s deck. As the vessel neared a wreck, tempers flared. One man shouted at the boatswain, calling him a “bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog,” while another […]