Baystate Health faces growing pressure over transgender care, insurance ties

Greenfield City Council seeks state aid for Franklin Tech building project

The Greenfield City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to request supplemental capital funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority and Gov/ Maura Healey to help offset the tax burden associated with a new $236.6 million Franklin County Technical School building.

Local Republicans, Democrats push back on proposed all-party primary system

Massachusetts voters will consider replacing the current party-specific primary system with a single non-partisan primary via ballot Question 3 on Nov. 3, a measure supported by some former governors and unions but opposed by many local Democratic and Republican organizations.

Investing in 'valley security': Franklin County CDC launches investor drive to support farms, small businesses

The Franklin County Community Development Corporation launched its "Put Your Money Where Your Fork Is" investor drive in an effort to expand the Pioneer Valley Grows Investment Fund to $5 million to support local farms and food businesses facing rising costs.

West County Notebook: Oct. 24, 2026

Pie Potluck Party coming to Shelburne Falls SHELBURNE FALLS — Fans of pie, rejoice — a Pie Potluck Party is coming to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, 53 Main St., from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25. The event is free to attend. Though it is hosted by the Franklin Community Co-op, attendees don’t […]

An artful farewell: Three Sisters Sanctuary founder reflects on mortality in final work

GOSHEN — Very few people get to work on a project relating to death in the months leading up to their own. Richard Richardson, founder of the Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen, is one of them. Down a gravel path at the sanctuary off Cape Street, visitors pass several abstract machine creations. They next encounter […]