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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Authorities on Monday identified the three victims of the fatal plane crash on the Greenfield-Leyden line on Sunday.Fredrika Ballard, 53, of Southwick, William Hampton, 68, of Indian Orchard, and Chad Davidson, 29, of Woodstock,...

By MARY BYRNE

Social service agencies across the region will team up this month to get a head count of people sleeping in shelters and, in some cases, outside.The annual Point-in-Time count is a national initiative set up by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stride Toward Freedom (1958)The wars that rage around the world are not only to be found elsewhere, beyond our soil and nation. Yes,...

By LIESEL NYGARD

Federal and local authorities say three people were killed on Sunday when a Beechcraft Baron aircraft crashed near the Greenfield-Leyden town line.According to Greenfield Deputy Police Chief William Gordon, the crash, involving a twin-engine,...

By LIESEL NYGARD

GREENFIELD — Federal and local authorities say three people were killed on Sunday when a Beechcraft Baron aircraft crashed near the Greenfield-Leyden town line.According to Greenfield Deputy Police Chief William Gordon, the crash, involving a...

As of 2023, there were 31.2 million elders enrolled in private Medicare plans, known as “Medicare Advantage.” For the first time, that’s more enrollees than in the “Traditional” Medicare program. Seniors choose these private companies because they see...

By JON HUER

The most common description that liberal-democratic America uses to refer to Donald Trump’s GOP-MAGA followers is that they are “crazy.” This description seems entirely appropriate. Just watch and listen to Trump — and his followers in the street and...

By RORY LITTLE

 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is a mysterious and slow institution. As our national court of constitutional finality, SCOTUS usually takes months to decide whether to review a lower court decision, and more months to hear arguments...

BY MARY BYRNE

ASHFIELD — Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne and his wife, poet Sarah Sousa, have sold their 104-acre estate on Bullitt Road for $4.5 million, breaking a record for home sales in the region.“They were a dream to work with,” said real estate agent Herb...

By TOLLEY M. JONES

My grandmother Esther died on November 17th at the age of 95. Grandma had five children: Charles, Patricia, Michael, David, and Valerie. Tragically, she buried four of her five children as adults — one of whom was murdered, along with that adult...

By ALLEN WOODS

In the midst of a holiday season, when giving thanks and giving gifts focus our thoughts, how do we walk upright, maintaining a semblance of balance, through a decidedly broken world? It’s been a question for me ever since my personal world was broken...

By AL NORMAN

The new speaker of the U.S. House, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, found something to say in his first speech that upset millions of Americans concerned about the future of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — the so-called budget “entitlements.”...

At this end of the year, when we celebrate connection, gratitude, and highlight good works, I want to give a big shout-out to some of our western Massachusetts organizations that make huge efforts each year to bring education of animal rights, human...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Though gender inequities continue, many women and girls have reported improved outcomes over the past 10 years, according to the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts.The nonprofit that provides funding to agencies working to increase...

I just wanted to send out universal love to the 8 million beautiful, amazing horses that lost their lives during World War I. Also to the 1.5 million lost to the Civil War, along with the many millions felled during the countless wars before...

By DOMENIC POLI

Don’t worry, radio personality Christopher “Monte” Belmonte will still push a shopping cart 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield to raise money to combat food insecurity. The journey will simply have a different name.This year marks the first March...

By JAMES PENTLAND

With deer activity peaking as they move into their breeding season, officials are warning motorists to be careful to avoid colliding with the wandering ruminants, particularly during the evening commute.Vehicle-deer collisions in Massachusetts are...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — A few months after opening and with business booming, the existing Happy Feelings dispensary brand is going up in smoke on Saturday, with two familiar faces becoming the face of the company’s three stores.Next weekend, Happy Feelings stores...

By MARY BYRNE

With temperatures beginning to drop, state and local agencies are encouraging eligible residents to apply for fuel assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program.HEAP, offered through Community Action Pioneer Valley, is a free service that...

By AL NORMAN

State Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, invited me to testify Oct. 12 on legislation she filed to allow spouses to be paid caregivers for the elderly and disabled in the Medicaid program. In Massachusetts, you can hire any friend or relative to be...