Greenfield Notebook: July 17, 2026

Event explores swapping lawns for meadows: Conway landscape designer to discuss his book, regenerative landscaping at July 25 lecture

Owen Wormser will be giving a lecture and Q&A session at the Charlemont Federated Church on July 25 to discuss the ecological benefits of meadows over lawns, and to introduce his book "Lawns into Meadows: Creating a Regenerative Landscape".

Honoring a legacy: Emily List Fund grants empower accessible performing arts

Five performing arts organizations bringing theater, dance and music to those who might otherwise be left out are the recipients of 2026 grants from the Emily List Fund for Performing Arts Therapy. Emily’s Fund, established in her memory in 2011 after she lost her life to cancer at 26, honors her work as an actor […]

My Turn: Socialists, Zionists and commies, oh, my!

Not surprisingly, we are back to a time of scapegoats and scare words but before the progressive left gets too smug, they aren’t excluded. The Republican Party, however, now controlled and cowed by Donald Trump, has brought it to a new low. Instead of targeting teachers, librarians and trans children, they’re back to warning us […]

Seizing the day before it starts: Meet the 18-year-old GCC student who is the youngest branch manager of Student Painters

Preston Duval knows how to seize a day before it gets rolling. While many locals remain deep in slumber, Duval reviews his to-do list, which includes marketing, customer service, materials inventory, handling estimates and managing work crews. He organizes brushes, scrapers, ladders and cans of Sherwin Williams paint, and is adept at training others in […]

Faith Matters: What does it mean to be holy?

There are many words used in religious corners that are not regularly used in our daily lives, and “holy” is certainly one of those words. But have you ever considered what it means to be holy? What about if you are a person of no religious faith at all? Does the word “holy” even apply […]