UMass football: Minutemen ramping up offseason work

USPS, PVMA celebrate new Barbie stamps in style in Deerfield

The Deerfield Post Office and Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association hosted a celebration to debut a new set of Barbie stamps and highlight a related doll exhibit at the Memorial Hall Museum.

South County Notebook: Aug. 18, 2026

Aug. 19: South County Senior Center holding Informational Fair and Cruise Night SUNDERLAND — The South County Senior Center’s Informational Fair and Cruise Night returns on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Sunderland Elementary School. The event is free. Attendees can check out vintage vehicles, purchase meals from food trucks, listen to […]

My Turn: We can do better addressing climate change

I write today in response to Daniel Lyons’ Aug. 1 piece regarding the economics of the renewable energy transition. While monitoring the effects of the energy transition on Massachusetts residents is a valid concern, I believe he fails to consider some important points. 1) The economic concept of externalities: The study of economics acknowledges that […]

My Turn: The stakes of decarbonization

Daniel Lyons’ Aug. 1 column (“The economic reality of net-zero ambition“) consolidates three different critiques of energy decarbonization: A.) that aiming for net-zero carbon emissions is too ambitious, B.) decarbonization is generally too costly, and C.) local decarbonization will have next to no real effect on climate change.  I’ll start where I’m closest to agreeing. Reducing […]

With three new hires in Orange, chief says 'the Police Department's whole again'

Three new officers were sworn in at an Orange Selectboard meeting, bringing the Police Department back to its full staff of 13 officers.