Eat delicious pancakes while supporting the Colrain Firefighters’ Association. Their pancake breakfast fundraiser is happening this Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 7 to 11 am. Entry is just $9 for adults and $6 for kids aged 12 and under for all you can eat pancakes, eggs, and [...]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County is one local nonprofit organization whose work and mission really enhances our community. BBBS matches volunteers with children to form a one-to-one mentoring relationship. By building meaningful connections, children receive support through their social and emotional development, to help them [...]

For this week’s Feature Friday, let’s head to Charlemont, Massachusetts to an excellent cafe and market, Wells Provisions. Opened in 2021, Wells Provisions has already become a staple of the small downtown Charlemont area. It’s the perfect place to stop in for a fresh coffee in the morning, or to purchase a craft beer or wine [...]

Located in a rural area of Massachusetts and bordering New Hampshire, Warwick is a small town with a population of about 750 people. Warwick is surrounded by beautiful forests and hills with only one state highway which runs through it, Route 78. Warwick has a lot of wooded areas, making it quite a peaceful place to [...]

Each month I will be highlighting one of our local non-profit organizations to share information about the resources available in our community and ways to volunteer and get involved with these organizations. This month’s featured local non-profit is [...]

The Original Western Mass Home & Garden Show is a great opportunity to find inspiration for your next home project and to meet vendors in the area who can help you make it happen. From Thursday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 26th, 2023, you can visit the Home Show in West Springfield. There you’ll find hundreds of vendors who are ready to [...]

Massachusetts Maple Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday, March 18th and 19th, 2023 and there are lots of exciting maple-themed events happening in our area. Here in Franklin County we have several local sugar houses and maple farms which produce delicious syrup. Support these local maple syrup producers this weekend in honor of maple [...]

Registration for the Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon is open which means it’s time to gather your team together. This annual event hosted by Berkshire East is really unique in that it is only possible in New England’s early springtime when you can run, bike, kayak, and ski all in the same [...]

This week’s local lifestyles series features the town of Wendell. Wendell is one of the hilltowns of eastern Franklin County. It is located south of Erving and east of Montague and State Route 2 runs along its northern border. The town has a lot of beautiful nature while still being accessible to the nearby cities of Greenfield, Northampton, [...]

This Friday is the last Friday of the month, which means it is time for the Greenfield Arts Walk! Downtown Greenfield will come alive from 5 to 8 pm with many local participating shops, galleries, and restaurants. Grab a map and stroll around downtown Greenfield to see different works on display by local artists. Go shopping at the [...]