Balkan brass meets western Mass: World-renowned Zlatne Uste plays Buckland Public hall this weekend

Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Reconnecting with families

We’re coming upon the time of year when families make concerted efforts to reconnect, hopefully and preferably in person. Whether you’re called to call this “Thanksgiving” or “Friends-Giving” or “Day of Mourning” or something else, what these next weeks have in common is the idea of bringing “family” together, however one construes the notion of family. […]

Crafting 'visible acts of love': Pumpkin carving continues to honor Summer Steele 10 years after her death

Ten years after the death of 9-year-old Summer Steele, the Shelburne Falls community gathered to carve heart-shaped pumpkins in her memory while her mother continues to advocate for school bus safety legislation.

Greenfield City Council recognizes resident's service to community

The Greenfield City Council recognized former Precinct 7 resident Kate Broughton for her community service, increased funding for Greenfield Community Energy and Technology, and approved several board appointments.

Regional Notebook: Oct. 26, 2026

Quabbin Photo Group to present nature photographer’s program, ‘I See You’ BELCHERTOWN — The Quabbin Photo Group will feature Dale Monette’s program “I See You,” a compilation of his nature photographs along with how he captured the images, on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Belchertown Recreation Department, 66 State St. “Throughout my […]

My Turn: Vote 'no' on Question 7; it's anti-planning

Never have I seen a more anti-community-planning ballot question than No. 7 (Question 7) — single-family homes. Ballot questions don’t arise out of any elected body in the commonwealth, including our Legislature; they can be submitted by anyone or group with enough funding and shoe leather to walk around and gather the required signatures (often […]