Greenfield Notebook: Nov. 3, 2026

Pasta for CiderDays

Cider season has arrived. Now that picking is winding down, local orchards have started pressing their product into cider. Like maple time, cider time is an in-between season. Fall is waning, and the leaves have mostly left the trees, but winter has yet to hit us. Farmers have concluded their harvests and have time to […]

Guest columnist William Lambers: Hunger a critical election issue

Hunger is a major issue in the 2026 election as high prices have made it hard for many Americans to buy groceries. According to a recent AP-NORC poll “Forty-one percent of adults were extremely or very concerned about being able to afford groceries in the next few months.” Families are depending on food banks and […]

Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: More is not better

When is enough, enough? Somehow, we seem to think that if something is good, more is better. Do you really need the never-ending pasta bowl, the 1,000-calorie burger, so big you can’t even put your mouth around? We need food to live but disproportionate eating results in obesity. Exercise is good for you but is […]

Shutesbury Selectboard opposes MWRA request to draw more water from Quabbin

Shutesbury town officials joined other local leaders and state lawmakers in opposing a request by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to withdraw an additional 20 million gallons of water daily from the Quabbin Reservoir.

From Global to Local: My peace shrine

Each morning, I walk to a peace shrine near me to contemplate what seems to be an unending cycle of wars and to pray for peace in the universal language of the heart shared among those who yearn for peace in our world. The shrine consists of a sturdy rusted iron circle enclosing a thin […]