22+ min ago   (943+ words) BELCHERTOWN — Nuclear energy is often presented as one piece of an “all-of-the-above” strategy for addressing climate change. But at a book talk last week at Belchertown’s Clapp Memorial Library, author Linda Pentz Gunter argued that nuclear energy is too expensive,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (659+ words) Greenfield Recorder We’re writing in response to Al Norman’s Aug. 19 opinion column, “Seeing the forest through the trees.” A great irony is that, in arguing that Greenfield residents lack appropriate focus on larger tracts of forest in favor of street…...

3+ day, 19+ 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…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (617+ words) Speaking of Nature: An unbeatable record — this time it’s serious Greenfield Recorder Today’s story starts on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 29. It was an absolutely gorgeous morning, but every fiber of my being thought that it was quite reasonable for…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (574+ words) GREENFIELD — The city of Greenfield collected 128 tons of recycling in the month of July. That’s 10.81 tons more than the city collected in July of last year, representing what the city says is a trend toward increasing recycling volumes. Over the…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (466+ words) NORTHFIELD — After hearing from experts in water resource management who called for updated data, the Planning Board decided to continue its public hearing on a solar array being proposed for Pine Meadow Road to Tuesday, Sept. 1. The proposal by BlueWave…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (23+ words) Greenfield Recorder Unlimited Digital Access Awaits. Did we miss something we should have covered?...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) WHATELY — After the success of last year’s “Caterpillooza,” Quonquont Farm is hosting another event for visitors to meet crawling caterpillars alongside a few new unsung heroes of habitats across the Connecticut River Valley. The event, titled “Valley Wild” for its…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (620+ words) Greenfield Recorder John Heywood published a collection of proverbs in 1546, including: “You can’t see the forest for the trees,” which meant missing the larger picture by focusing on its details. In Greenfield, we have focused appropriately on replacing street trees…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (790+ words) A new amendment approved by the state Senate could chop down the future of woody biomass energy — a step forward for climate activists across the region who have fought for years against a proposed biomass plant in Springfield. The amendment…...