Collaborative for Educational Services to expand child mental health aid with $1.1M grant

14 local collection sites available on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Fourteen communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties will host medication collection sites on Saturday, Oct. 24, as part of a coordinated effort to promote safe prescription drug disposal.

Lois Holm

<html><head></head><body>Lois Holm<br /><br />Buckland, MA - Lois Elaine Everett Holm of Buckland, MA passed away on October 3, 2026 at the age of 94. The first child to George and Barbara (Lamont) Everett, Lois was born in Springfield Massachusetts o ...

Barbara Ann Campbell

<html><head></head><body>Barbara Ann Campbell<br /><br />Turners Falls, MA - Barbara Ann Campbell, 77, of Turners Falls, MA, passed away peacefully in her home on October 5, 2026.<br /><br />Born to the late Joseph R. Greene and Frances Greene, Barbar ...

Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — On Jackson Ramsay’s family ranch late in the summer, there were few signs it had just weathered the worst-ever winter snowpack and record-setting heat. Water twisted unhurriedly through the land, splayed into various branches that rejoined to form pools behind mounds of piled sticks. Young willows stretched from the bank [&hellip;]

H.S. Roundup: Frontier field hockey shuts out Minnechaug in final home game

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In its last home game before the postseason, the Frontier Regional field hockey team defeated Minnechaug, 4-0, in a Suburban league matchup on Monday afternoon. Frontier (13-0-1, 9-0-1 Suburban) moves closer to a postseason with plenty of potential for greatness. The Redhawks rank fifth in the latest MIAA power rankings in Division [&hellip;]