3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (781+ words) I’m driving to New York on Friday. When my good friend said he was having his birthday party on Sept. 11, my reaction was, “You’re having a party on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks?” After all these years, the anxiety…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (432+ words) GREENFIELD — The same day Gov. Maura Healey enacted an executive order barring state permitting agencies from allowing the construction of new data centers without approval from local municipalities, the Greenfield Economic Development Committee voted to recommend the City Council pass…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1157+ words) ORANGE — The town administrator has been offered the municipality’s first town manager job, after a nearly month-long saga that saw the Selectboard’s top pick withdraw from the process due to feeling uneasy about the divided vote to appoint her. “[I’m]…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (643+ words) SHUTESBURY — The Selectboard is accepting a late Shutesbury resident’s bequest of his home, with hopes that its future sale could provide a revenue boost for the town. The board voted 3-0 last week to proceed with gaining ownership of the 1,400-square-foot…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (532+ words) ERVING — The Selectboard gave the green light to release a request for proposals (RFP) on Sept. 9 for redevelopment of the former International Paper Mill property, marking the latest attempt at site redevelopment since the town took ownership in 2014. The Selectboard…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (727+ words) SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richie Neal took a significant step closer to a 20th term on Capitol Hill on Tuesday after beating challenger Jeromie Whalen, a teacher who will head back to the classroom at Northampton High School, in the Democratic primary....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (491+ words) The race for the Democratic nomination for the 1st Franklin District seat in the House of Representatives is neck and neck, and as of 1:30 a.m., with three towns yet to report their results, Lora Wondolowski is in the lead by 113 votes. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) Incumbent Tara Jacobs pulled away with a clear margin of victory in Tuesday’s Democratic state primary in her pursuit of a third term, fending off challenger Michael Fenton. With no Republican challenger, Jacobs will be unopposed in the Nov. 3 general…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (594+ words) U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts secured the Democratic nomination in his bid for a third term in office on Tuesday, fighting off a challenger who argued that it was time for a generational change. Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (22+ words) Greenfield Recorder Did we miss something we should have covered? Unlimited Digital Access Awaits....