Nearly $10M to aid in Franklin County, North Quabbin addiction recovery efforts

Western Mass. lawmakers tout state investments, warn of federal cuts at Amherst chamber breakfast

AMHERST — With federal cutbacks and rising costs squeezing the region, three western Massachusetts legislators told business and community leaders Friday that the state is working to keep the local economy resilient but cannot make up every shortfall. State Reps. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, and Aaron Saunders, D-Belchertown, and state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, spoke at […]

Athol officials plan response to Silver Lake Park skate park concerns

ATHOL – Local officials plan to meet to draft a response to residents’ concerns over a proposed skate park at Silver Lake Park. Open Space and Recreation Review Commission (OSRRC) members Raenette Kramer and David Small, skate park proponent Stephen Paige, and Planning and Development Director Eric Smith will work up a response to Lincoln […]

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 […]

Girls Athlete of the Month: Faythe Sobieski

Faythe Sobieski of the Franklin Tech girls soccer team has been named the Recorder’s Athlete of the Month for October. Just a sophomore for the Eagles, Sobieski has elite scoring ability beyond her years. The forward had 12 goals and three assists in October. On two occasions, Sobieski lit up the scoreboard with four goals […]

State previews new graduation framework at meeting in Williamsburg

BOSTON — School districts could soon be required to make new coursework and postsecondary planning available as Massachusetts reimagines high school graduation requirements, but some education overseers bristled Tuesday over the timetable for change and other logistical hurdles. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education staff previewed regulatory proposals for a new graduation framework, including two […]