Stage on Main Gallery Annex opens with 22 Valley artists on display

Baystate Franklin nurses ratify contract with unanimous vote

Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center unanimously ratified a three-year contract with Baystate Health that secures higher pay and improved staffing levels.

Honoring a visionary: Student-made bench pays tribute to Marion Taylor's legacy in Shelburne Falls

Students at the Franklin County Technical School recently completed and installed a custom bench outside the Shelburne Falls Visitor Information Center to honor the legacy of former center president and community leader Marion Taylor.

From wreckage to wonder: 'SALVAGE' explores loss and resilience at the Shea

TURNERS FALLS — For the sixth iteration of Cloudbelly Productions’ immersive theater experience, “A Happening VI: SALVAGE” explores the universal human experience of grief and the resilience of the human spirit after loss, according to co-producer and creative director K Adler. Other changes to this year’s installation of “A Happening” at the Shea Theater Arts […]

Speaking of Nature: A fond farewell: The last song sparrow of the season

After decades of slow, steady effort I feel as though I am finally starting to get a handle on the rhythms of the natural world. I know when to start looking for certain flowers in the spring and summer, I know when to expect the arrival of certain birds as the weather warms, and I […]

My Turn: Grieving through nature

The viburnum leaves are now a rich garnet red. The goldenrods’ greying, frizzled heads tentatively touch the frosted earth, and the venerable maple reluctantly drops her golden leaves, strewing an unkempt pelt of brown and bronze and rust across the lawn. Koo is my Inuit carving. He lives on the kitchen windowsill, silent companion to […]