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GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Agricultural Society has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism to complete its $250,000 walkway repaving project, aimed at making the grounds more accessible to disabled...

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GREENFIELD — After a joint meeting with the Economic Development Committee on Thursday evening, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend changes to the city’s cluster development ordinance.The proposed changes were drafted alongside...

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The municipalities of Greenfield, Deerfield, Sunderland and Montague are experiencing the largest COVID-19 outbreak the region has seen since January, according to epidemiologist Jack Sullivan.Increased COVID-19 detection in wastewater samples,...

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GREENFIELD — A 30-year-old Greenfield woman accused of physically assaulting an elderly woman at a pro-Israel rally on the Greenfield Common in May turned herself into the police last week, according to Police Chief Todd Dodge.The defendant, whose...

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GREENFIELD — In an effort to alleviate the city’s housing shortage, Board of Assessors member Chuck Green is proposing an amendment to the city’s zoning ordinances that would allow residents to permanently reside in campers and trailers on private...

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GREENFIELD — Two weeks after a three-vehicle crash hospitalized five people, city officials are planning to install two flashing stop signs at the four-way intersection of Country Club Road and Silver Street.At a meeting last week, members of the...

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GREENFIELD — Officials are urging the public to take precautions after the Department of Public Health detected the West Nile virus in Greenfield on Friday morning, a potentially life-threatening virus spread primarily by mosquitoes.Public Health...

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GREENFIELD – The Franklin County YMCA signed a contract with Western Mass Demolition Corporation this week to tear down a 182-year-old church, prompting the Historical Commission to consider a delay on the project, according to city officials. An...

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GREENFIELD — Of the city’s estimated 985 multi-family homes, Board of Assessors member Chuck Green said the number of rental units in Greenfield, and their addresses, remain unknown.As the Board of Assessors works to draft a proposed tax rate for City...

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GREENFIELD — The pre-trial conference for defendant Taaniel Herberger-Brown, the Greenfield man charged with murdering 35-year-old Christopher Hairston of Pittsfield, was continued to Oct. 1 as new details emerged in the case, according to First...

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GREENFIELD — Amid a spike in kindergarten enrollment at the city’s three elementary schools, Superintendent of Schools Karin Patenaude said the district has hired three additional kindergarten teachers.Patenaude said Wednesday that there were 110...

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GREENFIELD – Mayor Virginia Desorgher appointed Todd Dodge as the city’s police chief, ending his more than six-month tenure as “acting chief.”City Clerk Kathy Scott swore Dodge into the position Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. According to a written...

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GREENFIELD — A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Silver Street, Country Club Road and Vernon Street hospitalized five occupants on Friday afternoon. Greenfield Police and Fire personnel joined Northfield EMS, Colrain Ambulance, American...

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GREENFIELD — Local entrepreneurs explored potential ways to boost business in the area of Deerfield and Mill streets this week, bringing up state funding and strategic parking during a Greenfield Business Association (GBA) roundtable discussion. In...

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In an effort to bring movie buffs from throughout the region into the city, the Garden Cinemas, and, subsequently, Greenfield City Council, have declared the month of September “Stephen King Month.”From Aug. 30 to Oct. 4, Garden Cinemas will show 25...

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GREENFIELD — Having lived in Greenfield for roughly 20 years, Cody Wilson couldn’t help but feel like something was missing. “I lived through my 20s in Greenfield, and I noticed that there was nothing to do,” he said. “There have been some things...

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GREENFIELD — With an eye toward ensuring community feedback informs how the city spends its state-administered opioid abatement funds, city councilors are giving further thought on whether to transfer the money into a Special Purpose Opioid Settlement...

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GREENFIELD — The Board of License Commissioners voted Tuesday to revoke two entertainment licenses issued to Destiny Klein, owner of a local cannabis-based event hosting company, following allegations that vendors sold psychedelic mushrooms, ketamine...

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GREENFIELD — Erin Anhalt has been hired as the city’s new chief of staff following Keith Barnicle’s departure last week.Barnicle, who had held the chief of staff position since January, submitted his resignation in July to pursue “new professional...

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GREENFIELD — Monday marked the first day of construction for the city’s roughly $1.17 million Main Street water main project.From Colrain to Chapman streets, contract workers from Springfield-based Morais Concrete Service will work to dig and replace...

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ERVING — The three people hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon are expected to recover, according to First Assistant District Attorney Steve Gagne.“I am...