Greenfield Conservation Commission hears proposal for Mohawk Trail hotel

Greenfield resident Molly Miller tapped as new Leyden town clerk

Molly Miller of Greenfield has been appointed as the new town clerk for Leyden, replacing George Stephan.

Montague Public Libraries seek recipe submissions for cookbook

The Montague Public Libraries are accepting recipe submissions for a community cookbook.

North County Notebook: July 31, 2026

Bernardston Historical Society Museum open Sunday BERNARDSTON — The Bernardston Historical Society Museum at 20 Church St. will be open Sunday, Aug. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. Included in the museum’s collection are household relics, vintage farm implements, historic photos, and the Lumen Nelson taxidermy collection of small mammals and birds. One of the […]

A stirring sequel: Pioneer Valley Bookstore Crawl returns with an expanded footprint

For book lovers in the Valley, a weekend road trip just got a lot more rewarding. Sixteen independent booksellers have joined forces for the second annual Pioneer Valley Bookstore Crawl, a season-long scavenger hunt that turns local shopping into a community-wide adventure, running through Aug. 31. Driven by a customized passport system, the expanded event that’s already underway and runs through August has more than doubled its roster from last year, offering prizes, community connections and a structured map to help readers discover hidden literary gems right in their own backyard. The independent shops anchoring this year’s crawl span across the […]

My Turn: Predicting autocracy

My husband recently unearthed a T-shirt he bought in Hong Kong in 1991. It proclaims “Hong Kong 1997” and shows a man on scaffolding painting over the Union Jack with the flag of the People’s Republic of China.  The imminent return of Hong Kong to China was a subject of considerable discussion at the time.  A British […]