My Turn: No to kings, yes to democracy

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: Are we focusing on the wrong enemies?

The Atlantic has published a story called “The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote,” by Helen Lewis, in its June edition. I found it online. It’s thought-provoking. Where to start in processing those thoughts? It was easy to reject the ideology of the right-wing figures Lewis interviews or describes. These are mostly men, like […]

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 […]