Greenfield Recorder
Hands-on and high demand: Construction and trades career day attracts 750 students to fairgrounds
Over 750 students from across western Massachusetts attended the Western Mass Construction and Trades Career Day at the Franklin County Fairgrounds to explore potential career paths in the…
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3mPatricia M. Zoly
<html><head></head><body>Patricia M. "Patty" Zoly<br /><br />South Deerfield, MA - Patricia M. Zoly, affectionately known to all as "Patty," peacefully left this planet on August 7, 2026, at home with her children by her side. She ...
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4mJolynn E. Novak
<html><head></head><body>Jolynn E. Novak<br /><br />Erving, MA - Jolynn Elizabeth Novak, age 45, of 15 E. Prospect St. Erving passed away on August 3rd, 2026 surrounded by many of those who loved her, after an unexpected medical event which occurred o ...
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10m1st Franklin District candidates talk farming, food insecurity at forum
Three candidates for the 1st Franklin District participated in a forum on Tuesday night to discuss their plans for supporting local agriculture and combating food insecurity.
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My Turn: Corinne Coryat is ready to meet this moment
On Sept. 1, voters in the 1st Franklin District will be voting for someone to fill the huge hole left by the departure of former Rep. Natalie Blais. This election is critically important to voters concerned about the state’s chronic under-funding of rural schools and the impact of that under-funding on town budgets. Fortunately, there […]
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6mTurners Falls community remembers Jenna Putala
Former Turners Falls softball star Jenna Putala passed away at home after a two-year battle with cancer on Aug. 9. Putala graduated from Turners Falls in 2016. Doctors diagnosed Putala with a rare sarcoma in May of 2024. She was 28-years old. Putala had a legendary career for the Thunder, winning back-to-back state championships during her junior and senior seasons. In the 2016 championship game against Austin Prep, Putala’s RBI double gave pitcher Mackenzie Phillips the only run she would need in a 2-0 Turners Falls victory. At the time, it was the Thunder’s eighth state championship. “I was just looking […]