This weekend, join Música Franklin for their 5th annual Fun Fest at Unity Park in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. All are welcome to this free event which will feature a variety of entertainment, artists, and musical performances. Come enjoy music by Western Mass’ own Expandable Brass Band, three-time Tony award-winner Abena Koomson-Davis, and [...]

This weekend, join Música Franklin for their 5th annual Fun Fest at Unity Park in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. All are welcome to this free event which will feature a variety of entertainment, artists, and musical performances. Come enjoy music by Western Mass’ own Expandable Brass Band, three-time Tony award-winner Abena Koomson-Davis, and [...]

One of the reasons we love living in Franklin County is the abundance of fresh, locally grown produce from our local farms. All year round you can visit these farms and attend farmers’ markets in towns all across Franklin County to find the best farm-fresh products. With summer just around the corner, it’s time to get excited about summer [...]

One of the reasons we love living in Franklin County is the abundance of fresh, locally grown produce from our local farms. All year round you can visit these farms and attend farmers’ markets in towns all across Franklin County to find the best farm-fresh products. With summer just around the corner, it’s time to get excited about summer [...]

This year one of our Franklin County towns is celebrating its 350th year anniversary! Celebrate all year long with Northfield, Massachusetts as they mark their historic beginnings in 1673. All of the events are based around the theme Reconnecting Northfield, and are inspired by the beautiful Connecticut River which runs through the [...]

This year one of our Franklin County towns is celebrating its 350th year anniversary! Celebrate all year long with Northfield, Massachusetts as they mark their historic beginnings in 1673. All of the events are based around the theme Reconnecting Northfield, and are inspired by the beautiful Connecticut River which runs through the [...]

The New England Regional K-9 Agility Dog Trials are once again being held in our own Greenfield, Massachusetts from Friday, April 28th through Sunday, April 30th, 2023. This competition is run by PAWS (Playing Agility With Style), which is the New England Regional club part of the USDAA (United States Dog Agility [...]

Sunderland, Massachusetts is located in the southern part of Franklin County on the border of Hampshire County. Residents of Sunderland enjoy sweeping views of the Connecticut River Valley with outstretched farmlands and surrounded by few mountains. At the same time, Sunderland is conveniently just a short drive to both Montague and Amherst, [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]