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AMHERST — Approximately 5,500 students received bachelor’s degrees in more than 100 majors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Undergraduate Commencement on May 11 at the McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Below is a list of students from Franklin...

By ED FINCH

Today, a flagpole that was once on the Northfield Inn’s roof is the only physical reminder that’s left to mark where the building stood off Holton Street. The Northfield Golf Club occupies the land that was once home to the 125-bedroom hotel, but its...

(Each Saturday, a faith leader in Franklin County offers a personal perspective in this space. To become part of this series, email religion@recorder.com or call 413-772-0261, ext. 265.)Gun violence is on all our minds these days. The recent loss of...

By DAVID McLELLAN

NEW SALEM — In 1938, four Massachusetts towns bustled with farmers and factory workers along the Swift River. However, in April of that year, Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott all would be disincorporated and drowned in the creation of the Quabbin...

By CHRISTIE WISNIEWSKI 

DEERFIELD — Girls in white dresses and boys in suits grinned as they lined the sidewalk at Deerfield Academy, making way for a bagpiper and drum and fife ensemble to usher in the big day.The drizzly Sunday was made brighter by the joyful spirits of...

Orange, May 4, Judge David S. Ross Krysty L. Walsh, 31, of Daniel Shays Highway, Orange. Pleaded guilty to possessing a Class B drug, to wit, methadone, sentenced to 90 days in the house of correction, direct, and given credit for time held. Charge of...

By DAVID McLELLAN

MONTAGUE — After months of debate and controversy, Turners Falls High School has chosen a new mascot.The Gill-Montague Regional School Committee voted unanimously Friday to adopt “Thunder” as the school’s mascot and sports nickname, replacing...

By GARY SANDERSON

The subject I want to discuss this week is a rare find that could have been addressed almost two years ago, when I first caught wind of it. I have, instead, been sitting on it in anticipation of additional information coming to light. Well, I can wait...

By DAVID McLELLAN

GREENFIELD — Joshua Hart and Brittany Smith will spend their lives behind bars for murdering an elderly couple in Orange.Judge John Agostini gave each Hart, 25, and Smith, 29, both of Athol, two life sentences without the possibility of parole, to be...

Orange, March 27, Judge David S. Ross Clayton S. Kessler, 25, of High Knob Road, Athol. Pleaded innocent to assault and battery, improper storage of a firearm, possessing a firearm without a firearms identification card, possessing a Class A drug, to...

By MAX MARCUS

NORTHFIELD — Town Administrator Willie Morales’ access to police emails is drawing scrutiny within the town and has police Chief Robert Leighton reaching out to state agencies and the FBI.Since the issue arose last week, the Selectboard has revised...

By CHRISTIE WISNIEWSKI

GREENFIELD — Diane Esser, a Greenfield Community College alumna, is being remembered for her dedication to her alma mater and her community as a whole.Esser, a lawyer for Esser Kent Family Law, died Monday. Friends and community members remembered her...

Pastor BRETT REITENBACH

(Each Saturday, a faith leader in Franklin County offers a personal perspective in this space. To become part of this series, email religion@recorder.com or call 413-772-0261, ext. 265.)What’s in a name? Names are used to both identify and describe.On...

By ANDY CASTILLO

Once upon a time there was a small hilltop near Nanuet, N.Y., where cows grazed in dusky light as the world turned around and around in perfect order. Trees covered the landscape, and the region was peaceful even though New York City was only 20 miles...

By AVIVA LUTTRELL

GREENFIELD — Forty years ago this week, the Blizzard of 1978 slammed New England, dumping as much as 30 inches of snow on Franklin County.Even as today’s messy storm took aim at New England, Ralph Gordon, 82, remembered the historic 1978 storm well....

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE — As far as anyone can remember, the 365-acre Davenport Farm has had dairy cows in the Patten Hill district.The rolling hills had cows when the first Davenports bought the property in 1913, says Maegen (Davenport) Senser, who was raised on...

Orange, Oct. 27, Judge David S. Ross Kenneth H. Wilkey, 36, of Crescent Street, Athol. Pleaded innocent to assault and battery and strangulation or suffocation. Released on personal recognizance. Inquiry made by the court under 276, Section 56A. A...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

GREENFIELD — The former superintendent is running for re-election, aspiring to move from a two-year term to a four-year term on the Greenfield School Committee.Susan Hollins is the current head of the policy subcommittee, an influential group that has...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

GREENFIELD — After stepping down as principal of Greenfield High School last year, Donna Woodcock is now seeking candidacy as School Committee member for the two-year seat.Running against Susan Eckstrom, whose specialty comes in her special education...

Greenfield, Sept. 12, Judge William Mazanec III Tommie P. Kendrick III, 29, of Oak Courts, Greenfield. Placed on pretrial probation until 12/12/17 for inhaling glue/toxic substance.Cameron T. Schmuck, 26, of Wilbraham. Admitted to sufficient facts for...