My Turn: Store’s apartheid-free pledge alienates rather than unites

Green River Cleanup volunteers band together to beautify environment

A couple hundred volunteers gathered on Saturday for the 23rd annual Green River Cleanup in Greenfield, highlighting both environmental stewardship and the complex challenges of addressing homelessness along the waterway.

Former Orange cereal factory site could be parking lot, park or a combination

At a recent Selectboard meeting, officials discussed various development options for the former cereal factory site in Orange, including potential plans for a public park, a parking lot or a combination.

Regional Notebook: Sept. 28, 2026

Funeral Consumers Alliance welcomes keynote speaker NORTHAMPTON — The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Massachusetts will hold its annual membership meeting and program at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, located at 220 Main St., on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. After a brief business meeting, keynote speaker Mike Reagan will explain the […]

$788K in grants to boost Franklin County food systems, farm capacity

Franklin County businesses and nonprofits were awarded a total of $788,051 through the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program to fund upgrades for local food systems.

Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: (Re)setting our intentions

In some religions — and in many places h— this is the time of year when people reflect on and (re)set their intentions for the near future. Whether it’s celebrating the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), or starting a new school year, beginning a new job or being promoted, or voting in […]