The Greenfield Recorder, founded in 1792, is among the oldest newspapers in the United States. The paper was originally called the Impartial Intelligencer.
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Very few people get to work on a project relating to death in the months leading up to their own. Richard Richardson, founder of the Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen, is one of them. recorder.com/2026/10/23/an-a…
With Election Day drawing near, Lora Wondolowski told her team of volunteers and supporters on Thursday that their work is not done yet. recorder.com/2026/10/23/lora…
As the lights of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge flickered on at sundown on Thursday night, so did the lights of purple candles held by people crossing the bridge to illuminate the lives and stories of domestic violence survivors. recorder.com/2026/10/23/hear…
A few weeks after a new $236.6 million building for Franklin County Technical School got the green light from voters, City Council heard concerns from the mayor regarding the city’s ability to pay its share of the expense. recorder.com/2026/10/23/fran…
Should Massachusetts ditch party-specific primaries? Local Democrats and Republicans say “no.” recorder.com/2026/10/23/all-…
As funding freezes cut off streams of federal support that farmers and small business owners could count on, the Franklin County Community Development Corporation (CDC) is trying to make up the difference. recorder.com/2026/10/23/pvgr…
Although school districts often work to stretch their budgets as far as they can, they can’t always meet every classroom need or support non-essential expenses. That’s why, for the past 16 years, the Greenfield Education Foundation has been raising money. recorder.com/2026/10/23/gree…
Hundreds of people attended a “Fair Wages Now” rally on the UMass Amherst campus on Thursday. recorder.com/2026/10/23/umas…
Trinity Church will celebrate the coming restoration and expansion of its 1883 Hook & Hastings organ with a “farewell, for now” recital by Music Director Keith Rollinson on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. recorder.com/2026/10/23/trin…
Two media personalities recently made their way to Elmer’s Community Center in Ashfield for a discussion on the national media landscape. recorder.com/2026/10/23/mart…
Since 1951, the Baystate Franklin Gift Shop has donated more than $2 million toward hospital programs and services. As the shop’s 75th anniversary approaches, volunteers are celebrating a project that provides camaraderie and comfort. recorder.com/2026/10/23/bays…
There were barely any open seats in the Jon Zon Community Center on Wednesday night as residents filled the room to watch the Greenfield City Council vote to adopt a rental registry ordinance. recorder.com/2026/10/22/city…
Halloween events are abundant in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. recorder.com/2026/10/22/fran…
When the state Legislature created the CPCS in 1983, it did not include the new agency or its employees in the statute that governs collective bargaining and outlines which public employees are permitted to unionize. The vote on Nov. 3 could change that. recorder.com/2026/10/22/mass…
As it is generally overshadowed by the larger facility in Athol, the YMCA location in Orange plans to hold a grand reopening and its second Spartan DEKA STRONG event on Saturday, Oct. 24. recorder.com/2026/10/22/oran…
Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Independent opponent Nadia Milleron engaged in a debate Wednesday ahead of the Nov. 3 election. recorder.com/2026/10/22/neal…
After record-setting attendance for the 15th anniversary of the Monster Dash in Northfield last year, goblins, ghosts and ghouls will return for the event’s 16th iteration. recorder.com/2026/10/22/nort…
The 112 voters in attendance at Colrain's Special Town Meeting, following two amendments on the floor, agreed to provide just $1 to match a $20,000 grant slated to support a senior meals program, down from the requested $6,000. recorder.com/2026/10/22/colr…
The Selectboard is endorsing designation of a local cultural district for Leverett, even with some questions remaining about how it will work in practice and possible costs to the town. recorder.com/2026/10/22/leve…
A new event space called The Ironwood at Thomas Memorial Golf Course is now open in Turners Falls, after the Snow family purchased the 55-acre property in April 2024 and renovations got underway in 2025. recorder.com/2026/10/22/iron…
