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By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Local scientists warn that the proposed federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Ecosystem Mission Area — a federal research program that studies the country’s natural resources — that are outlined in the White House’s fiscal year 2026 budget could not only degrade national ecosystems, but the industries and people that rely on them.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — Community members are invited to learn about river corridor mapping and work being done along the Clesson Brook Watershed during an open house on Saturday, June 28.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Charlemont Forum’s 2025 speaker series will continue Thursday, June 26, with a presentation by David S. Tatel, a former U.S. Court of Appeals judge.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The organizers of the 17th annual Ashfield FilmFest have a new challenge for filmmakers in western Massachusetts, and a $1,000 prize for the filmmaker who best meets it.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town now owns the 1.06 acres at 16-36 West River St., the former site of an old cereal factory that three juveniles destroyed by arson three years ago.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

When high school sports returned after the COVID-19 pause, it was a natural time to shake things up.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Florence-based author and illustrator Grace Lin is known for books like “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” (for which she received a Newbery Honor in 2010), “The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon,” “The Ugly Vegetables,” and “A Big Mooncake for Little Star” (for which she received a Caldecott Honor in 2019). Now, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst is celebrating Lin’s work with a career retrospective.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Greenfield business owner and belly dancer Elizabeth DeNeeve and South Deerfield belly dancer Emily Gaylord having been co-producing a belly dancing showcase called “Molten: An Evening of Belly Dancing at the LAVA Center” where the two aim to not only entertain, but educate audiences on the Middle Eastern style of dance. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Nate Pecor cracked a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Northfield Golf Club on Wednesday during the Timmons-Messer League. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — East Springfield Post 420 entered Wednesday’s Senior American Legion contest against Greenfield Post 81 with an unblemished 3-0 record and looked every bit the part. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After taking a few years off from competitive golf, Cody Booska returned to compete in a qualifier for the Massachusetts Amateur Championship at Springfield Country Club on Wednesday.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Orange’s Mitchell Krasco showed this past weekend he can compete with the best in New England. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 44th Montague Mug Race is right around the corner, with signups ongoing for the race which is scheduled for Aug. 16.

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 months of supervised release for stealing benefit payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application through his congressional representative.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It’ll be a long time — if ever — before Pioneer Valley Regional School has an athletic year like the one it just had. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield Post 81 Senior American Legion team opened its season Monday on the road against Pittsfield Post 68 and it was a pitchers’ duel at Clapp Park. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 2025 New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championship took place at Veterans Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut over the weekend, with Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco putting together another impressive performance against the best athletes in the region. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

High school softball players from Western Massachusetts have been waiting for this week for years; they will never again have to step into the batter’s box and see Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin, Turners Falls’ Madi Liimatainen or Franklin Tech’s Hannah Gilbert standing in the pitching circle.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Madden Coates, Dalton Towne and Jaxon Bartlett each had two hits, Bartlett driving in four runs, to help Pipione’s Sport Shop capture the Newt Guilbault Community Baseball League championship following a 16-3 win over St. Stan’s in Game 2 of the championship series over the weekend. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WORCESTER — How do you go undefeated and win a state championship? It starts with culture, which was evident watching the Pioneer baseball dugout late on Saturday.