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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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After pushback, Frontier to move plaque honoring fallen soldier to new scoreboard

About 100 community members packed into Frontier Regional School's Library Media Center on Tuesday night for a special School Committee meeting on the Gregory Belanger plaque. Credit: AALIANNA ...
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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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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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David E. Shields

Greenfield, MA – David E. Shields, 77, of Elm St., passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026. He was born in Greenfield on February 19, 1949 the son of Edward and Gertrude (Jones) Shields. He was a ...
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As I See It: All men are created socialist

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up The recent rise of socialism apparently prompted two opposite political ...
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Dolly Parton’s legacy drives 75 new local enrollments for Imagination Library

Samantha Spisiak and her daughter Etta Reagan, 5, at the Shutesbury Public Library. Regan just aged out of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, which has seen a spike in enrollment locally ...
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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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Arts Briefs: Jenny Burtis Duo performance, Weezer’s ‘Blue Album’ tribute concert and more

On Friday, Sept. 11, The Jenny Burtis Duo will perform at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls at 7 p.m. Pictured is Jenny Burtis. CONTRIBUTED The Jenny Burtis Duo to perform in Turners ...
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Jacobs fends off challenge from Fenton in Governor’s Council race

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up Incumbent Tara Jacobs pulled away with a clear margin of victory in ...
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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 ...