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By H. PATRICIA HYNES

Day one of the second Donald Trump presidency has passed. On it, Trump promised start helping people immediately. Let’s look at just what he did do on his first day.

As the lame duck Biden administration enters its last month, I ask: Where are the Democrats?Biden just pardoned a “cash for kids” judge. Biden, and way too many Dems, are continuing to send endless weapons and funds to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Making his way from Springfield to Greenfield during his annual walk to raise money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, local radio personality Christopher “Monte” Belmonte looks to increase the visibility of one of the country’s greatest...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

If you’re on social media or know people who are (hint: that’s all of us), you can help create a saner country. How? By helping to combat disinformation.We are being encouraged to hate and fear each other. This isn’t one-sided, and it’s especially...

Firstly, let me state that I will hold my nose and vote for candidate Kamala Harris, as the alternative is just too horrible to entertain. But as we get nearer I question more and more the wisdom and vision of Harris and the mainstream Dems. In this...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

 In late 2020, a report titled “Saving Gaza Begins with its Water” stated:“The water crisis in Gaza is a problem of daunting proportions, with grave implications for the more than 2 million inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave ... The aquifer from...

On Sunday, Oct. 6, the Village of Light Ashram in Leverett is sponsoring its second Walk for Peace. This walk, beginning at the Leverett Elementary School and ending at the Village of Light Ashram, is meant to include everyone. It is a testimony of...

By DOMENIC POLI

The Source to Sea Cleanup has provided a valuable service to the Connecticut River Valley since its 1997 inception. And it can provide receipts.Nearly 40,000 volunteers have removed 1,100 tons of trash, almost 14,000 tires and 144,000 beverage...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey visited the Strathmore mill complex alongside Environmental Protection Agency representatives and local officials on Thursday to celebrate the combined $10 million in funding for the complex’s demolition and site...

As a physician who has spent 30-plus years practicing in the Pioneer Valley I saw many patients suffer and die from lung disease. Wood burning was often a factor, and one of the questions I’d ask of a patient with a respiratory illness was whether...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard voted unanimously this week to select Greenfield resident Athena O’Keeffe as its next assistant town administrator, taking over for Walter Ramsey when he assumes sitting Town Administrator Steve Ellis’ position on July 1.The...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

TURNERS FALLS — Area lawmakers are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to limit the relicensing of FirstLight’s hydropower projects from 50 years to 30 years and to mandate the company disclose more data to the public about its...

The Netanyahu government has used the unexplained, little-defended Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 as an opportunity to slaughter and starve the entire Palestinian population. It has done this with the unceasing supply of U.S. weaponry and money.The...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

On March 8, 1908, women garment workers marched through New York City’s Lower East Side to protest child labor and sweatshop working conditions and to demand women’s suffrage. By 1910, March 8 became observed annually as International Women’s Day and...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

GRANBY — A blaze engulfed Red Fire Farm’s barn and farm store on Carver Street on Saturday afternoon, leaving the west side of the barn “completely obliterated” and causing an estimated $1 million in damages, according to co-owner Ryan...

By DOMENIC POLI

In the fall of 1973, Wendell resident Dan Keller drove to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut to pick up friend Sam Lovejoy and mentioned to his pal that he wouldn’t believe what had been built back home on the Montague Plains.The two drove...

BOSTON — Senate President Stanley Rosenberg on Tuesday staked out a position against a statewide ban on Native American mascots, saying the issue should be decided at the local level.“It’s really about local standards,” Rosenberg said during a WGBH...

By RICHIE DAVIS

MONTAGUE CENTER — A new farm store and bakery is growing where a bar once stood.Red Fire Farm is readying its latest venture — Red Fire North: A Farm Store and Bakery on Route 63 — on the site of the former Montague Inn.The new venture is seen as an...

By AVIVA LUTTRELL

LEVERETT — After fighting wildland fires in Oregon last summer on a Massachusetts wildfire crew, a local man has advanced to a more intense line of firefighting.This year, Ezra Ward of Leverett joined the North Star Fire Crew in Alaska and was quickly...