North Quabbin Notebook: April 17, 2026

Greenfield touts increased recycling collections

The city of Greenfield collected 128 tons of recycling last month, marking its highest monthly volume in the past year as part of an ongoing upward trend attributed to a new single-stream system and larger automated carts.

BlueWave to update stormwater data for Northfield solar project

NORTHFIELD — After hearing from experts in water resource management who called for updated data, the Planning Board decided to continue its public hearing on a solar array being proposed for Pine Meadow Road to Tuesday, Sept. 1. The proposal by BlueWave Solar calls for a 4,316-panel solar array within a fenced-in area, and while the company currently […]

My Turn: Massachusetts finally decriminalizes abortion

For the first time, a woman in Massachusetts can choose to end her pregnancy at any point, without a prosecutor looking over her doctor’s shoulder. On Aug. 10, Gov. Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act, decriminalizing abortion. By this Act, the commonwealth joins nine other states that trust patients and medical […]

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Can UMass football keep the streak alive?

Good morning! The UMass football season starts Thursday in Piscataway, New Jersey, against Rutgers in 52,000-seat SHI Stadium (6 p.m.; Big Ten Network). According to the Rutgers athletic department UMass will be getting $1.55 million and 500 complimentary tickets to make the trip. UMass will run onto the gridiron possessors of the FBS’s longest active […]

Donna Randall-Lacey

Donna Randall-Lacey<br /><br />Greenfield, MA - Donna L. Randall-Lacey, 77, of Pond St. died Sunday 8/23/26 at home. She was born in Medford, MA on September 16, 1948, the daughter of Oliver Randall and Elaine (Patten) Burek.< ...