House approves weaponized drone bill to address ‘real’ threats

GCC plans Saturday open house

Greenfield Community College is scheduled to host a fall open house on Saturday, Nov. 7, featuring campus tours and financial aid assistance for prospective students.

Western Mass. lawmakers tout state investments, warn of federal cuts at Amherst chamber breakfast

AMHERST — With federal cutbacks and rising costs squeezing the region, three western Massachusetts legislators told business and community leaders Friday that the state is working to keep the local economy resilient but cannot make up every shortfall. State Reps. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, and Aaron Saunders, D-Belchertown, and state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, spoke at […]

Athol officials plan response to Silver Lake Park skate park concerns

ATHOL – Local officials plan to meet to draft a response to residents’ concerns over a proposed skate park at Silver Lake Park. Open Space and Recreation Review Commission (OSRRC) members Raenette Kramer and David Small, skate park proponent Stephen Paige, and Planning and Development Director Eric Smith will work up a response to Lincoln […]

Nearly $10M to aid in Franklin County, North Quabbin addiction recovery efforts

The Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office were awarded nearly $10 million in federal grant funding to combat substance use disorder and support recovery efforts.

Pasta for CiderDays

Cider season has arrived. Now that picking is winding down, local orchards have started pressing their product into cider. Like maple time, cider time is an in-between season. Fall is waning, and the leaves have mostly left the trees, but winter has yet to hit us. Farmers have concluded their harvests and have time to […]