My Turn: Navigating an unsettling time

Shelburne issues recommendation to vote 'no' on Franklin Tech building

The Shelburne Selectboard and Finance Committee both unanimously advised residents to vote against the proposed new Franklin County Technical School building in the Oct. 6 election.

With two-part grant, Friends of Greenfield Recreation gets a Kubota utility vehicle

The Friends of Greenfield Recreation became the only New England nonprofit to receive a 2026 Kubota Hometown Proud award, granting them a $25,000 equipment voucher for a new utility vehicle and a $25,000 cash prize.

Franklin County groups secure nearly $1.47M for racial justice and digital equity

The Franklin County Community Development Corporation and the United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region received grants totaling nearly $1.47 million to fund initiatives addressing institutional racism in population health and digital equity for aging residents.

My Turn: MAGA, let's be honest

I have long subscribed to the theory that for most episodes you encounter in life, there’s a parallel episode of “Seinfeld.” I’ve thought recently of the episode where Jerry adamantly denies watching the soapy series “Melrose Place.” Ultimately, he caves under the pressure of a polygraph test. I continue to read about folks who refuse […]

Speaking of Nature: Nikonus and Iso — The gods of photography

Special thanks to Donald H. for asking a great question. Here is the answer: Throughout human history, intelligent and curious people who struggled to understand the world in which they lived invented gods to explain things. A prime example of this would be the natural phenomenon that we call thunder. Today we know that lightning causes thunder, and that lightning is the result of static electricity between the Earth and its atmosphere. But if you don’t know what static electricity is, then you need some other explanation. In Greek mythology it was Zeus. In Scandinavia it was Thor. In Egypt it […]