Indivisible North Quabbin holds rally to encourage early voting

'Celebrating the things that unite us': Trial Court marks 10th annual Cultural Appreciation Week

Franklin County celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Trial Court's Cultural Appreciation Week with a series of events featuring diverse speakers, musical performances and community resources at the Franklin County Justice Center in Greenfield.

Presentation of audio documentary in Sunderland to share inner lives of farmworkers

A presentation of the audio documentary 'Room to Grow: The Inner Lives of United States Farm Workers in an Age of Turmoil' is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Sunderland Public Library, featuring a potluck and community conversation.

My Turn: The real reason Social Security is in trouble

Social Security is one of the most successful social policies in the history of the United States. Without it, the number of elderly Americans in poverty would skyrocket from about 10% to about 37%.   And yet it is under threat. Bipartisan analysts agree that it will run out of money around 2032. Republicans insist […]

Columnist Judy Wagner: Casting the future

Colors are glowing in the late morning sun. After some overnight rain, there is a freshness to trees, grasses and flowers even as they begin their autumn detachment. As always the exhilaration of cooler air and high color is underwritten by the prospect of pending loss.  The potential for ambivalence is well-defined by the vines suddenly more visible everywhere. Their brilliant yellow (invasive bittersweet) or red (Virginia creeper or poison ivy) illuminates their presence and also reveals their insidious choking of our landscape as countless trees are overtaken and smothered. While green, their effect is much harder to see; gone gold, it is glaring. Enjoy the […]

Greenfield ZBA gets first look at proposed downtown design guidelines

The Greenfield Planning Board presented draft downtown design guidelines to the Zoning Board of Appeals last week to seek feedback from members concerned about enforcement and scope.