Proposed school district merger inches closer to ballot vote

Speaking of Nature: Finding echoes of ecstasy: The non-native ragged robin wildflower thrives in New England meadows

With the arrival of June, we find ourselves in what might be the most beautiful season that we experience here in New England. One might also make an argument that autumn is the most beautiful season of the year, but autumn means that school is in session, and thus a point is lost. School is […]

My Turn: All hands on deck

We’re all aware of what Donald Trump is not, but if he’s anything at all, what is it? If Zohran Mamdani in New York is anything, he reminds us of what an elected official is elected to do. And he wasn’t even born here. Contrasts help us to see what our choices are. They let […]

MIAA baseball: Frontier's season ends with tough 5-3 loss to Blue Hills

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Frontier’s stay in the MIAA state baseball tournament proved all too brief and unfulfilling, as Blue Hills Regional Tech of Canton came into Valiton Field Monday and walked out with a mild-upset 5-3 victory over the Redhawks in the Division 4 Round of 32. The Redhawks finished their year at 16-5 after […]

MIAA Roundup: Pioneer baseball advances to Div. 5 Round of 16 with win over Palmer

NORTHFIELD — Sometimes the game-winning run comes home and it isn’t a glamour shot. Brody Welcome’s hard hit ball in the bottom of the sixth inning helped score the game-winning run for the No. 16 Pioneer Valley Regional baseball team in a 4-3 win over No. 17 Palmer in the MIAA Division 5 state tournament […]

'Greenfield is mourning with them': Friends, neighbors rally in support of Doncev family after fatal crash

The Doncev family of four were killed in a crash on I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia, when a bus driver failed to slow for traffic in a work zone and crashed into their SUV, while 44 others were injured and a GoFundMe has raised over $74,000 to cover funeral expenses.