Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 29 to July 3, 2026

Positions of Town Hall executive assistant, administrative assistant for police added in Colrain

At Colrain's July 7 Selectboard meeting, two new staff positions were approved — an executive assistant and an administrative assistant for the Police Department.

Leverett Library to host Community Mini Art Show on Saturday

The Community Mini Art Show, featuring 185 works on 3-inch-by-3-inch canvases completed by community members of all ages, is on display at the Leverett Library through the end of August, with a reception scheduled for July 11.

26-year-old killed in New Salem crash

A 26-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Blackinton Road in New Salem on Friday morning.

‘It’s like time travel’: Site-specific plays at Historic Deerfield connect modern-day guests to American Revolution history

As the high-80s heat bore down on them, two young men in sweatpants and tricorne hats were discussing their love lives, a potential prank and the coming revolution. Elihu Ashley, a doctor’s apprentice, checked to make sure his father wasn’t eavesdropping as he talked with his friend David Dickinson about mounting political tensions in their hometown of Deerfield. It wasn’t long before Cynthia Williams — who was both Ashley’s paramour and the sister of his fiancée — joined them. The three spoke of tea, playing cards, a paternity suit and their families’ competing political allegiances, even as one of the men […]

'They more than pay for themselves': Greenfield Parking Enforcement, the only in Franklin County, draws revenue for city

After turning the corner onto Main Street on a clear blue morning in late May, Francis “Fran” Larvey spotted a Toyota Tacoma next to a flashing parking meter outside Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center and walked up to take a closer look. A man approached calmly and asked if he was “too late.” “Is […]