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Frank Pydych
<html><head></head><body>Frank A. Pydych<br /><br />Deerfield, MA - Frank A. Pydych, 75, of Upper Road, died Saturday 7/4/26, at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. He was born…
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My Turn: ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’
I first read Dylan Thomas when I was 17. Fifty-eight years later I still read his poems, most recently, “And Death Shall have No Dominion.” Its theme: after a human life ends, we somehow, mysteriously remain part of the universe and each other. Despite my agnosticism, this poem speaks to me. It always has. On June 6, my wife Dale and I attended a memorial service for Paki Wieland at Northampton’s First Churches. I met Paki decades ago through her colleague and […]
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9mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: We all know who will be remembered
Good morning! The Frontier School Committee’s decision not to keep the plaque honoring Greg Belanger under the new scoreboard shows the disconnect between then and now, of when humidity on hot August days was measured by the smell of the pickle brine, when tractors hauled tobacco crops through town, surveyors gathered outside Graves Street for […]
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4mRosalind Tufts
<html><head></head><body>Rosalind Tufts<br /><br />Northfield, MA - Rosalind Gallie Tufts, 96, of Northfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026, at Covenant Living of Keene, NH.<br /><br />Rosalind was born on November 25, 1929 in ...
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2mJohn P. Jurewicz
<html><head></head><body>John P. Jurewicz<br /><br />Greenfield, MA - John P. Jurewicz-Palmisano passed away on July 3, 2026 at Baystate Springfield. He was born on October 24, 1958 in Greenfield, MA.<br /><br />He was predeceased by his mother, Shirl ...
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5mLieutenant governor gets inside look at Franklin County food system
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited the Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center and Clarkdale Fruit Farms to see how state investments in local food systems are benefiting the region, and to emphasize the importance of agriculture to the state's economy.