Business Briefs: Aug. 28, 2026

Turners Falls seniors celebrate last first day with senior sunrise

Twenty-five members of the Turners Falls High School Class of 2027 gathered early on Thursday morning to participate in a senior sunrise tradition intended to foster class unity before the start of the new school year.

Real Estate Transactions: Aug. 28, 2026

ATHOL Albert Cappucci and Christine Cappucci to Cappucci Family Trust and Christine A. Cappucci, Farnsworth Street, Lot 80. $1. Albert Cappucci and Christine Cappucci to Cappucci Family Trust and Christine A. Cappucci, Farnsworth Street, Lot 81. $1. Anthony J. Mazzaferro to Ayodeji Okorafor, 74 Perry Road. $590,000. 212 South LLC to Altagrace Fortune and Renee […]

My Turn: Oversight matters: Corinne Coryat already practices it

When we elect a state representative, we choose someone to safeguard public funds, scrutinize multi-million dollar state budgets, and ensure our local communities receive every dollar of state aid they are due. That role demands relentless attention to detail, proactive inquiry, and a commitment to basic oversight. Recent events in Greenfield have highlighted what happens when that oversight fails. With more than $3 million in free cash left uncertified, a $1.97 million variance in city books, and taxpayers footing $75,000 for an emergency outside audit, the city was recently forced to rescind 10 capital projects it had prematurely approved.  While administrative […]

My Turn: How I learned to be an activist

I was never a citizen activist. But that all changed with Trump 2.0 and a civil resistance initiative that taught me how peaceful, strategic collective action can succeed. I jumped in last winter on the De-ICE Citizens Bank campaign, a grassroots effort that forced one of the nation’s largest banks to stop financing ICE prison […]

My Turn: Vote Wondolowski

I am proudly supporting Lora Wondolowski for state representative in the 1st Franklin District. For many years, I have had the privilege of serving our community as a volunteer, nonprofit leader, elected official, and appointee to local and regional boards and commissions. Through these experiences, I have learned that public service starts with listening, earning […]