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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — No one was injured after a garage at 42 Homestead Ave. caught fire Wednesday afternoon.Firefighters could be seen hosing down the detached garage at approximately 1 p.m. as smoke poured out of it. According to Fire Chief Robert Strahan,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Take a drive down Routes 5 and 10 and count the number of electric or hybrid vehicles you see. Compare those numbers to what you saw two years, five years or 10 years ago and you’re likely looking at a significant increase.Data from the Massachusetts...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A two-family residence at 20 Elm St. caught fire Wednesday afternoon, resulting in extensive damage to the rear exterior but no injuries to residents.Fire Chief Robert Strahan said when firefighters from Greenfield, Turner Falls,...

GREENFIELD — No one was injured during a first-alarm fire at a commercial garage at 130 Laurel St. late Saturday night, according to Greenfield Fire Capt. Dan Smith.The incident was reported as a roof fire at around 10:30 p.m. The blaze was described...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A new online system is offering residents and businesses a platform to input important site-specific data that can help emergency personnel respond to their properties more efficiently during a crisis.Community Connect, which residents...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After 40-plus years of setting her alarm to wake up for work each morning, Lorie Cowan did as she always would on the morning of her retirement.“I actually went to reset [the alarm] for the next day and realized I didn’t have to do it...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After a lengthy discussion Wednesday night, City Council voted to remove the police and fire chief positions from Civil Service, bringing both in congruence with their respective departments’ rank-and-file officers.“The Civil Service...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Two people were hospitalized following a head-on collision on the Route 2 bypass near Adams Road Thursday afternoon.First responders were dispatched after 1:30 p.m. for a report of two pickup trucks colliding head-on just past the Adams...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The new fire station on Main Street continued to take shape on Thursday, as contractors erected one of the final steel beams to a round of applause.“It’s a real celebration for Greenfield,” said Fire Station Building Committee Co-Chair...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — At least four people sustained “severe injuries” from a head-on collision that left two vehicles highly damaged near Longview Tower on Route 2 on Sunday, according to Deputy Police Chief William Gordon.The crash occurred shortly before...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The previously cleared lot on Main Street near Coombs Avenue is starting to come to life with construction of the new fire station now well underway.Foundation work is expected to be completed this week, with steel erection continuing...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In an effort to create consistency across public safety departments and “even the playing field,” councilors are considering a ballot question to remove the police and fire chief positions from Civil Service. “At this point, I don’t think...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Hope & Olive restaurant’s sprinkler system suppressed a small kitchen fire on Thursday evening that was started by a malfunction of a propane torch used to make creme brulee.Co-owner and manager Jim Zaccara said the Greenfield Fire...