Greenfield Notebook: July 12, 2026

Green River Cemetery seeks community support in preservation efforts

The Green River Cemetery is seeking volunteers to assist cleaning graves and upkeep of the cemetery, and preserving history through the Green River Cemetery History and Preservation Initiative.

Amherst native, former Capitol Hill intern selected as first appointed Shutesbury town clerk

Calvin Elison, an Amherst native with experience as an academic administrator at American University, has been appointed as Shutesbury's first appointed town clerk after residents voted to change the position from an elected one.

National Grid’s multi-year, $470M project aims to enhance transmission line capacity

National Grid has begun a $470 million project to upgrade a high-voltage transmission line from Vermont to Massachusetts, which will be completed in four phases over the next four years and reflected in consumers' utility bills.

Summer Day on the Buckland Common returns for 11th year

The annual Summer Day on the Buckland Common returns to the Old Buckland Common on July 18, featuring local crafts, food, yard games, activities for children, live music and a cake walk, free for attendees.

My Turn: ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’ 

I first read Dylan Thomas when I was 17. Fifty-eight years later I still read his poems, most recently, “And Death Shall have No Dominion.”  Its theme: after a human life ends, we somehow, mysteriously remain part of the universe and each other. Despite my agnosticism, this poem speaks to me. It always has.  On June 6, my wife Dale and I attended a memorial service for Paki Wieland at Northampton’s First Churches. I met Paki decades ago through her colleague and […]