UMass staff, faculty rally for higher pay, other benefits

West County Notebook: Oct. 24, 2026

Pie Potluck Party coming to Shelburne Falls SHELBURNE FALLS — Fans of pie, rejoice — a Pie Potluck Party is coming to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, 53 Main St., from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25. The event is free to attend. Though it is hosted by the Franklin Community Co-op, attendees don’t […]

An artful farewell: Three Sisters Sanctuary founder reflects on mortality in final work

GOSHEN — Very few people get to work on a project relating to death in the months leading up to their own. Richard Richardson, founder of the Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen, is one of them. Down a gravel path at the sanctuary off Cape Street, visitors pass several abstract machine creations. They next encounter […]

Greenfield Education Foundation marks 16 years of supporting teachers, students

For the past 16 years, the Greenfield Education Foundation has functioned as a volunteer-run nonprofit that bridges local school budget gaps by funding teacher requests for classroom supplies, field trips and equipment.

The World Keeps Turning: The war in Iraq isn't 'a small price to pay'

With over 30,000 documented lies to his credit (or discredit), expecting Donald Trump to speak anything close to the truth is delusional. Just last week, he claimed that Minnesota Democrats want to forcibly change children’s gender identity without parental consent, and that the American economy is doing great! Only those at the farthest fringes of […]

Organ to pipe up one more time: Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls bids temporary farewell to historic organ with free recital

Music Director Keith Rollinson is scheduled to perform at Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls on Oct. 25 ahead of a restoration and expansion of the historic 1883 organ.