Faith Matters: Finding hope in the midst of the terrible

Guest columnist William Lambers: Reagan's dream of nuke-free world depends on all of us

A new film called “The Brink of War” takes us back in time to the October 1986 Summit in Reykjavík, Iceland, between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The stakes were high at this summit. With the United States and the Soviet Union each having tens of thousands of nuclear weapons, there was […]

H.S. football: Mahar rides 20 second half points to first win of 2026

The Mahar football team secured its first victory of the season and head coach Kyle Newton's first career win with a 23-6 triumph over Quaboag Regional Middle High School.

H.S. Roundup: Franklin Tech football wins showdown with Pathfinder (VIDEOS)

PALMER — To close out Pathfinder Tech, the Franklin Tech football team needed a big play on Friday night. The Eagles got it from Wyatt Whitman on special teams in a 48-20 independent win at Legion Field. Whitman’s blocked punt and following touchdown return turned a relatively close game into a 33-14 third quarter advantage […]

Turners Falls businesses hit with rash of vandalism

Turners Falls businesses and residents rallied together to clean up extensive spray paint vandalism targeting at least 20 properties early Friday morning.

'It was just second nature': Strangers step in to save cyclist's life in Deerfield

Two Deerfield residents, Kate Parker and Dr. Leora Cohen-McKeon, helped save a cyclist during Tree House Brewing Co.'s Half Marathon on Sept. 13.