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GREENFIELD — With a full year having passed since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Franklin County residents continue to speak up seeking peace.About 20 people braved the below-freezing temperatures on the Greenfield Common on Saturday,...
McGovern reappointed to Agricultural Committee U.S. Rep. James McGovern, who represents the 2nd Congressional District, has been reappointed to the Agriculture Committee for the 118th Congress.“I’m determined to continue fighting to ensure all...
GREENFIELD — Passersby in the downtown area may have noticed the signs advocating for peace that are popping up in storefront windows as part of a collaborative effort among Greenfield business owners.“‘Greenfield Shops for Peace’ was jump-started by...
At least two Franklin County groups were among nearly 100 national, state and local organizations to call upon President Joe Biden this week to sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.In a letter sent to the president on...
David Gottsegen’s column “As war rolls on, support for Ukraine must continue,” in the Recorder Jan. 20 edition inspires this letter.He calls the horrible Russian attack on Ukraine “unprovoked,” the adjective regularly repeated in the mainstream press....
The U.N. treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons bolsters the hope that the nine nuclear powers will grow into pragmatic, if not ethical, adult governments, writes H. Patricia Hynes.
By H. Patricia Hynes Common Dreams Jan. 22 marks the second anniversary of the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of
NORTHAMPTON — A group of brave swimmers will be gathering at Musante Beach in Leeds on New Year’s Day as the Polar Plunge makes a return after a two-year pandemic hiatus.Participants will plunge into frigid waters along the beach to raise money for...
GREENFIELD — About 15 residents convened on the Greenfield Common on Saturday to call for an end to the 60-year prohibition of trade with Cuba, as well as removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list and lifting the sanctions imposed by...
TURNERS FALLS — Some of the highest-achieving pupils at Franklin County’s six public high schools and the vocational school gathered to receive recognition from the superintendents of their respective districts on Thursday as part of the annual...
TURNERS FALLS — Some of the highest-achieving pupils at Franklin County’s six public high schools and the vocational school gathered to receive recognition from the superintendents of their respective districts on Thursday as part of the annual...