Shutesbury Select Board seeks new permit conditions after solar project fire

The joy of cherry tomatoes

If I had to pick only one piece of summer produce to eat, it might be the cherry tomato. Cherry tomatoes are irresistible. Eating them is like eating candy. Actually, it’s better than eating candy. I like candy as much as the next person; I definitely have a sweet tooth. Nevertheless, after two or (heaven […]

Greenfield Notebook: Sept. 22, 2026

Sept. 22: Greenfield to test voting equipment GREENFIELD — The City Clerk’s Office will conduct a test of the optical scan voting equipment on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in advance of the Oct. 6 election to vote on the new Franklin County Technical School building. The test will begin at 10 a.m. at the City Clerk’s […]

Retired astronaut urges voters to protect democracy at UMass

AMHERST — Five seconds after Columbia Space Shuttle STS-93 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Catherine “Cady” Coleman felt her stomach lurch. The retired NASA astronaut heard her commander Eileen Collins announce that an electrical short took out two engine controls. A hydrogen leak in the main engine also slowed the shuttle’s velocity, throwing […]

My Turn: A city behind the times

Another year of living in Greenfield, and what can I say, nothing has improved for our family. We are simply the home-owning, tax-paying residents seeking viable retail options. I try to write to your left-wing newspaper maybe once a year with my assessment of the landscape in town from the perspective of a mom with […]

Montague and Gill Notebook: Sept. 21, 2026

Deadline looms for Montague Soapbox Race sign-ups TURNERS FALLS — The deadline to register for the Sept. 27 Montague Soapbox Race is Tuesday, Sept. 22. Online registration is available at montaguesoapboxraces.com/x/18/2026-Montague-Soapbox-RACER-Application. A soapbox cart building party was held at Nova Motorcycles on Sept. 12. Montague Soapbox Race committee members Scott Murphy, Thom Bullock and Mik […]