Greenfield resident Molly Miller tapped as new Leyden town clerk

Montague Public Libraries seek recipe submissions for cookbook

The Montague Public Libraries are accepting recipe submissions for a community cookbook.

North County Notebook: July 31, 2026

Bernardston Historical Society Museum open Sunday BERNARDSTON — The Bernardston Historical Society Museum at 20 Church St. will be open Sunday, Aug. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. Included in the museum’s collection are household relics, vintage farm implements, historic photos, and the Lumen Nelson taxidermy collection of small mammals and birds. One of the […]

A stirring sequel: Pioneer Valley Bookstore Crawl returns with an expanded footprint

For book lovers in the Valley, a weekend road trip just got a lot more rewarding. Sixteen independent booksellers have joined forces for the second annual Pioneer Valley Bookstore Crawl, a season-long scavenger hunt that turns local shopping into a community-wide adventure, running through Aug. 31. Driven by a customized passport system, the expanded event that’s already underway and runs through August has more than doubled its roster from last year, offering prizes, community connections and a structured map to help readers discover hidden literary gems right in their own backyard. The independent shops anchoring this year’s crawl span across the […]

Greenfield Conservation Commission hears proposal for Mohawk Trail hotel

The Greenfield Conservation Commission continued a hearing regarding a proposed three-story hotel and restaurant at 125 Mohawk Trail until Aug. 11 to allow developers more time to provide details on the site's environmental conditions.

My Turn: Predicting autocracy

My husband recently unearthed a T-shirt he bought in Hong Kong in 1991. It proclaims “Hong Kong 1997” and shows a man on scaffolding painting over the Union Jack with the flag of the People’s Republic of China.  The imminent return of Hong Kong to China was a subject of considerable discussion at the time.  A British […]