Greenfield Recorder
Taking a look at Big Picture Learning and the Met
Now that the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, is no longer a graduation requirement, we have an opportunity to do an assessment of the ways in which we educate our students and…
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5mFaith Matters: Third places: Why the church needs to be more than a Sunday stop
For much of American history, community happened in places that were neither home nor work. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg called these gathering spots “third places.” They included diners, barbershops, coffeehouses, libraries, local parks and community halls. These were informal spaces where people could linger, talk with neighbors, see familiar faces and build relationships without needing a […]
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8mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Amid outcry, common sense creeps in
Good morning! The Frontier School Committee probably has enough college degrees to wallpaper the superintendent’s office, but smarts can’t beat common sense. In June the committee voted 7-2 against relocating a plaque that memorializes Greg Belanger to a more visible location under a new scoreboard. Belanger graduated from Frontier in 1998 and was killed by a […]
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4mJoyce Marie Thibodo
<html><head></head><body>Joyce Marie (LeBeau) Thibodo<br /><br />Greenfield, MA - Joyce Marie (LeBeau) Thibodo, 89, of Greenfield, Massachusetts died Friday August 7, 2026, at Bay State Medical Center, two weeks shy of her 90th birthday.<br /><br />Bo ...
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3mDennis M. McGahan
<html><head></head><body>Dennis M. McGahan<br /><br />Gastonia, NC - Dennis "Denny" M. McGahan, 79, formerly of Greenfield, MA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on September 1 , 2026 at Caromont Regional Hospital in Gastonia, NC ...
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6mBoys soccer preview: Mohawk Trail Regional returns to varsity action under Jake Thurber
In a one-year co-op with Greenfield, the Mohawk Trail Regional boys soccer program makes its triumphant return this season. New coach Jake Thurber made a concerted effort to get the program off the ground. “We’ve got 37 boys in grades 7-12 playing soccer this year,” Mohawk athletic director Greg Lilly said. “Five years ago we […]