Three men arrested in Deerfield on drug trafficking, firearms charges

Arts Briefs: Jenny Burtis Duo performance, Weezer’s 'Blue Album' tribute concert and more

The Jenny Burtis Duo to perform in Turners Falls On Friday, Sept. 11, The Jenny Burtis Duo will perform at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls at 7 p.m. Jenny Burtis’ acoustic guitar is at the center of her performance, and her songs offer an honest look at life and loss, with an eye toward irony, humor and redemption. She weaves classical music influences into her songwriting, favoring the Romantic tradition, and has been influenced by singer-songwriters including Jane Siberry, Shawn Colvin and Olivia Chaney. Percussionist Jamie Manning will perform alongside Burtis. The coffeehouse will take place in the […]

My Turn: The ties that bind

My Dear Readers, I am replacing humor in this month’s column with some tips on how to maintain and deepen family connections. More important to me than golf, the Red Sox, Dylan, or the daily NYT Spelling Bee, family is the cornerstone of my life. And by family, I mean my wife and three grown […]

Apostol elected to Wendell Selectboard

Marina Apostol defeated Chris Kranz to win a seat on the Wendell Selectboard, filling the remainder of Adam Feltman's term.

My Turn: What does the council even do?

A few recent My Turn columns presented a fractured picture of Greenfield’s current municipal government, accompanied by a fundamental misunderstanding of the current budget. Most importantly, they mischaracterized the active role the Greenfield City Council plays in managing our city’s finances. As chair of the Ways and Means Committee, tasked directly with our city’s fiduciary […]

Columnist Joanna Buoniconti: Do I miss school?

September has fully arrived. The nights have a certain briskness that wasn’t there a few weeks ago. A certain level of sadness has settled into me upon the realization that the majority of summer is over. Because summer is the period of time that I get to leave the house the most and interact with […]