Tom Goldscheider News Today

NORTHAMPTON — A broad effort by educators and activists to document the significance of Florence to the Underground Railroad continues as a new plaque marking the Hill-Ross Homestead, a stop on the 19th-century abolitionist network to free enslaved...

NORTHAMPTON — City leaders and state officials met in Florence Center on Wednesday morning to tour the village’s arts offerings and historic sites, and to announce a round of grant awards to major projects and nonprofit organizations benefiting the...

Zoom talk on ‘History of the Negro Leagues’ GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library will present “Shadow Ball: A History of the Negro Leagues” tonight at 7 p.m. When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15,...