Steps toward peace: Region remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki

‘The danger is greater than ever’: State Senate urges federal action on nuclear disarmament

The Massachusetts Senate passed a bipartisan resolution urging Congress to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and seek verifiable elimination of nuclear arsenals.

As I See It: So you are now a property owner!

We are now “property owners”: After 25 years of military housing, we finally bought a house in Greenfield upon our retirement. Even as one of the 99-percent wage earners who survive on daily labor, we “own” a few things and claim our “ownership” over them with legal entitlement: Commonly, a house, an automobile, a cellphone, […]

Gov. Maura Healey signs PROTECT Act to expand immigrant protections

Gov. Maura Healey signed the PROTECT Act into law on Wednesday, establishing what proponents call the nation's strongest immigrant protections. The legislation restricts warrantless civil immigration arrests at schools, courthouses, and healthcare facilities while creating legal recourse for constitutional violations.

My Turn: My IUD, your school budget

I had my second child in March and in May was grateful to return to Pioneer Women’s Health at Baystate Franklin for long-term contraception. Although this was free to me thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), I was shocked to find that my insurer paid Baystate $3,945 dollars for my IUD (intrauterine device). That’s […]

Athol couple sentenced on drug trafficking charges

GREENFIELD – An Athol couple has been sentenced to state prison following an investigation that began after an individual overdosed at the residence of one of the defendants, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s office. Erica Adams, 40, of Athol, plead guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine; trafficking cocaine; trafficking fentanyl; […]