The ills of a billion-dollar enterprise: The slow-death of the cannabis industry, and what might be done to reverse the trend

03-21-2025 12:09 PM

The Massachusetts cannabis industry is a billion-dollar enterprise, with over 700 retailers operating across the state. Yet stores are closing, companies are firing their workers and retail and non-retail licenses are being surrendered by former operators as business owners clamor for regulatory changes to transform an industry they see as unsustainable.


McGovern town hall relays concern for federal institutions, calls to strengthen Democratic Party

03-21-2025 3:02 PM

GREENFIELD — The more than 700 people who attended a town hall event with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Tuesday relayed an expansive mandate for him to take back to Congress: defend federal institutions, create a stronger coalition of Democrats and be a voice of resistance to the Trump administration.


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NCAA Div. 3 Women’s Basketball: Smith College falls to NYU in title game, 77-49
03-22-2025 7:56 PM

Not even three minutes into the NCAA Division 3 women’s basketball national championship game, it was clear Smith College had its hands full with undefeated NYU — the reigning Div. 3 champions which held a 61-game winning streak entering Saturday. The Pioneers were well aware of just how dominant the Violets are considering they lost to them in last year’s title game, but after NYU ripped off the game’s first nine points, the journey to the top of the mountain became even steeper.

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Athol, MA - John J. Jasins Jr. of Athol Massachusetts passed away in early March 2025. Born February 19, 1937, John excelled as an athlete, with a focus on baseball. He went on to play baseball at Notre Dame and then at Boston Universit... remainder of obit for John J. Jasins Jr.

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