New outdoor basketball court coming to Mohawk Trail Regional School

Bulletin Board: Franklin Tech girls basketball takes down Greenfield in summer league play

The Franklin Tech girls summer league team defeated Greenfield, 38-16, on Thursday night in Turners Falls. Brayleigh Burgh scored 10 points with two 3-pointers for the Eagles. Sarah Beckwith and Abigail Dobias both had eight points. Dobias drained two 3-pointers for Franklin Tech. Sarah McCloud led the way for Greenfield with 13 points with three […]

Greenfield City Council OKs $70M budget for FY27

The Greenfield City Council unanimously approved a $70.18 million budget for fiscal year 2027, which saw a 3% increase over the previous year, with staffing cuts in various departments.

Baystate Franklin nurses speak out against hospital layoffs

Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center are concerned about layoffs impacting potentially 22 departments across the hospital and the rest of the Baystate system, resulting in increased workload and decreased morale.

My Turn: Save the bees, phase out neonics

As I passed Wanczyk Nursery in Hadley last week, the block letters on the sign out front told me that June is National Pollinator Month. This celebration of pollinators, which includes bats, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees, reminds all of us how vital pollinators are to the environment and our lives. National Pollinator Month also offers […]

Accounting errors stymie Greenfield capital projects

The Greenfield City Council was unable to approve 10 planned capital expenses due to bookkeeping errors in the city's Accounting Department and Treasurer/Collector's Office, which resulted in the state Department of Revenue not certifying the city's free cash and retained earnings.