Teens from Conway, Athol earn Girl Scout Gold Awards for giving back

'Very impactful': Video of gratitude shown to local veterans at Greenfield meal

The Building Bridges Veterans Initiative recently hosted a luncheon at the Greenfield Elks Lodge featuring a tribute video created by Annemarie and Will Brady.

North Quabbin Notebook: Nov. 16, 2026

Orange Selectboard votes to put encampment bylaw on Special Town Meeting warrant ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously at its most recent meeting to add a draft bylaw pertaining to encampments on town-owned land to the Dec. 7 Special Town Meeting warrant for consideration by voters. Police Chief James Sullivan crafted the language after broaching […]

Book Review: Bestselling author Jacqueline Sheehan explores local rise of Nazism through fictional female whistleblower in ‘The Camp Muralist’

Jacqueline Sheehan has always been intrigued by people. The New York Times best-selling author and former psychologist is attuned to body language and backstories, to what is shared and what is withheld.  It fits, then, that the Florence-based writer’s seventh novel uncovers a nation’s secret through characters who have buried their own truths. On Nov. […]

MIAA cross country: Hampshire girls repeat, Evan Hedlund finishes first for Frontier at Divisional championships (VIDEO)

NORTHFIELD — Living in a hill town certainly has some distinct advantages for athletes. For the Hampshire Regional girls cross country team, a home course in Westhampton that features some elevation prepared the squad for the MIAA Divisional 3A-3B-3C championships on Saturday. The Raiders used the preparation to capture their second straight Division 3B championship […]

Trace PFAS contamination widespread across Massachusetts freshwater bodies, including Connecticut and Deerfield rivers

A report from the MassPIRG Education Fund revealed that PFAS were detected in 87% of Massachusetts surface water locations sampled between 2022 and 2024, prompting calls for more extensive testing and stricter regulations on manufacturing and disposal.