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My Turn: How school lighting damages growing kids

We spend time debating school budgets, cellphone policies, and math curricula. But look up. There is a massive piece of our kids’ daily lives that we completely look past, simply because it is always ...
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View live election results from across Franklin County

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Frontier, Union 38 schools see campus changes across the board

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up SOUTH DEERFIELD — With its long-awaited parking lot revamp finally ...
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Faith Matters: Third places: Why the church needs to be more than a Sunday stop

The Rev. Jason Burns is a deacon at Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church, Easthampton. He lives in Greenfield. Credit: Contributed photo Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential ...
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Baystate Health faces growing pressure over transgender care, insurance ties

Montague resident Ali Wicks-Lim, co-organizer of the art installation in the background, speaks to a Baystate Medical Center security officer at a protest of the hospital's policy on gender-affirming ...
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Write on: Local literary organizations offer seasoned scribes and undercover word-lovers opportunities to keep busy

As part of the 2026 Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Baltimore in March, PVWW founder Joy Deva Baglio (kneeling, front) took part in "Nevermore," a reading featuring ...
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Loving Local: Savoring every bite of sweet corn

The last days of summer during my childhood here in Hawley were golden, both literally and figuratively. The landscape was filled with the bright yellow of sunflowers and the duller yellow of hay. The ...
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Student-led conferences top initiatives at Hawlemont heading into new school year

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up CHARLEMONT — A renewed focus on student writing, the expansion of ...
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UMass implements pedestrian-only zone

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up AMHERST — A main section of the University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
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Boys soccer preview: Mohawk Trail Regional returns to varsity action under Jake Thurber

Mohawk Trail boys soccer coach Jake Thurber addresses the team at practice, Friday in Buckland. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get ...
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BlueWave to update stormwater data for Northfield solar project

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up NORTHFIELD — After hearing from experts in water resource management ...
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Valley Bounty: Putting their own stamp on the soil at River Maple Farm

Rena Grover in their cut your own sunflower field at River-Maple Farm on Brattleboro Road in Bernardston. PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential ...