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Greenfield Starbucks pours its first cup
GREENFIELD — After months of anticipation, the Starbucks at 200 Mohawk Trail opened its doors Thursday morning to serve its first customer: 12-year-old Emma Lanoue, a seventh grader at Pioneer Valley Regional School.

With $402K grant, South Deerfield company with focus on supercapacitors poised to expand
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Over the last year, an energy storage solutions research and development company focusing on supercapacitors has been settling into its new facility off of Routes 5 and 10.
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Sports

MIAA tourneys by the numbers: Pioneer seeking Franklin County's 6th state basketball title all time
State championship weekend (a three-day affair!) is upon us.
Opinion

Bob Bourke: The smell of entitlement
Most of us can only dream of being in the top 1% of earners in this country. But with a little digging I found a way to almost get to breathe that rarefied air.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business

Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
GREENFIELD — Latte lovers will have to wait until later this week for their favorite Starbucks beverage as, contrary to the corporation’s previous announcement that its 200 Mohawk Trail location would open Monday, March 10, it is now expected to open in a few days.



Arts & Life

Sounds Local: Saint Patrick’s Day festivities abound: Where to hear Celtic music this weekend in Franklin County
Saint Patrick’s Day is only days away, and for the band Ragged Blue, that means a busy weekend ahead. They’ll be playing Celtic music at a variety of shows this weekend.


Obituaries

Greenfield , MA - Fay Bertha Hofmann of Greenfield, MA died peacefully from natural causes on February 18, 2025, at Cooley Dickenson Hospital Northampton, MA at the age of 81 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on August 20, 1943, in... remainder of obit for Fay Bertha Hofmann

Turners Falls, MA - Joseph S. Kucenski, 75, of Pleasant St. passed away Saturday March 8, 2025, at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Care Center. He was born in Northampton on July 1, 1949, the son of Joseph and Gladys (Rogoleski) Kucenski.... remainder of obit for Joseph S. Kucenski

Greenfield, MA - Susan Helen (Stasinopoulos) Pratt, 82, of Greenfield passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Susan was born on July 29, 1942 to Stephen Stasinopoulos and Helen (Sears) Doody in Greenfield where she was raise... remainder of obit for Susan H. Pratt

Robert W. "Bob" Hinds Buckland, MA - Robert "Bob" Hinds, devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and coach passed away suddenly at his home on March 6 at the age of 83. He was born in New York City on September 5, 1941 to Alfred Boy... remainder of obit for Robert W. Hinds