Greenfield Recorder
Keeping tradition: Northfield bank's first customer retains status upon post-renovation reopening
Shirley Thompson, a 91-year-old Northfield resident, was the first customer at Greenfield Cooperative Bank's Northfield branch when it opened in 1975 and again when it reopened on Monday morning…
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4mUMass football: Minutemen preparing for season-opener against Rutgers
When the UMass football team travels to Rutgers for its season opener on Thursday, Sept. 3, coach Joe Harasymiak will have intimate knowledge of the opponent at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The gameplan should be simple for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers went 5-7 last season and 2-7 in the Big Ten. The team […]
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5mFranklin County hydroelectricity leaders celebrate Hydropower Month
Hydroelectricity leaders in Franklin County, including representatives from Great River Hydro and FirstLight Hydro Generating Co., celebrated Governor Maura Healey's recent proclamation declaring August 2026 as Hydropower Month in Massachusetts.
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5mUMass implements pedestrian-only zone
AMHERST — A main section of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus will be off-limits for people riding bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and skateboards as a pilot safety initiative begins Tuesday. With a growing concern for the well-being of those walking through the core campus, defined as bound by North Pleasant Street to the east, Hicks […]
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6mGuv signs Great River Regional School District special legislation, info session scheduled for Thursday
Voters in Montague, Gill, Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield and Warwick will get their chance to vote in a special election this fall on whether to approve a five-town or six-town regional agreement to form the proposed Great River Regional School District now that Gov. Maura Healey has signed special legislation. The governor’s Aug. 25, signature on […]
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4mOrange Selectboard votes to fill library roof project funding gap
ORANGE — The Selectboard voted last week to use $119,852 of the town’s money to fill a funding gap that has emerged during the Wheeler Memorial Library roof replacement project. Initial estimated costs were provided by Gale Associates, an architectural firm hired by the Orange Public Libraries board of trustees to conduct a comprehensive evaluation […]