FreeSport: Battle of Powertown

Franklin County Technical School Football Coach Joe Gamache stood in front of his tired and muddy but exhilarated players, fresh off a hard-fought 24-14 victory over the McCann Tech Hornets. The win had clinched Tech a spot in the November 29 Vocational School Super...

The World This Week: Harvesting Sprawl

Every week, another local or regional story appears about some old farmer trying to avoid selling out the family homestead to developers. Of course, during that same week, stories abound of old farmers who, perhaps not realizing options exist for them to avoid doing...

What Do You Think?

Frank-ly SpeakingI think I understand where Barney Frank is most concerned about government intrusion into private pleasures, and I would agree with him ("Barney's Rubble," Oct. 25, 2007). It is not so easy to generalize the concern. Frank also supports...

Election 2007: Fourth Try's a Charm

It was early in the morning hours of October 26 when Montague Police Sergeant Chris Bonnet and his partner Mike Sevene heard the first shots fired.They were on patrol in downtown Turners Falls and, upon hearing the gunfire, headed into what those in law enforcement...

Ich bin ein Springfielder

Orlando Santiago seeks change. As the father of three students in the Springfield school system, his calls for progress in public education have sounded similar to the angst expressed by the signers of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. "Our repeated...