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By MARY BYRNE

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been providing regular updates on the risk level of COVID-19 transmission as wastewater testing results are received. With copies of virus in the wastewater measuring at the lowest point since the start of...

FirstLight given hard March 31 deadline for agreement MONTAGUE — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is requiring FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. to present all agreements relative to its three-facility relicensing process as “a formal...

The passing of Professor John H. Bracey, Jr., faculty member in the Afro-American Studies Department at UMass Amherst, signals a profound loss for our community. Professor Bracey was generous in his concept of public scholarship, offering his time and...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The Montague Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (MEDIC) intends to discuss having major interest in acquiring the Farren Care Center property with the Selectboard next week.The former long-term care facility on Montague City...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard voted to euthanize a dog that was deemed dangerous by both its owner and the town at the conclusion of a brief hearing on Monday.Jax, a brindle pit bull mix owned by N Street resident Nicholas Pratt, had been declared “both...

A Jan. 28 Recorder article detailed opposition to Gov. Maura Healey’s planned temporary moratorium on the roughly 20% of Massachusetts forest lands that are owned by the public.  The purpose of the moratorium is to review forest policy in the light of...

By MARY BYRNE

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been providing regular updates on the risk level of COVID-19 transmission as wastewater testing results are received.The COVID-19 transmission risk has returned to “low” in the four communities involved in...

Pop-up bar and ‘immersive experience’ coming to Shea Theater TURNERS FALLS — Charley’s Tropical Bar and Chess Club, a pop-up bar and “immersive experience” hosted by the Shea Theater Arts Center and Eggtooth Productions, will be held Saturday, Feb. 4,...

By MARY BYRNE

After a brief period of decline, the COVID-19 transmission risk has increased to “moderate” in the four communities involved in the Contact Tracing Collaborative, which consists of Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland.In the past week, the...

Monday, Jan. 9 12:18 p.m. — Caller from L Street believes she was shot by a BB gun the prior night. She said she felt something hit her legs and then found BBs on the porch and nearby at a telephone pole the following morning. Caller believes the BBs...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Replacement of the South Street Bridge will entail a year-long closure beginning in late 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) explained in a webinar Tuesday evening.The South Street Bridge, which spans the Sawmill...

By CHRIS LARABEE, DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

In the wake of the Greenfield Police Department’s decision to leave its overnight shift unstaffed, calls will be funneled to State Police and mutual aid partners, a move that other local chiefs say will have an effect on the vast majority of Franklin...

By MARY BYRNE

After several weeks in the “high” risk level, Greenfield Health Director Jennifer Hoffman says the COVID-19 transmission risk has dropped to “low” in the four communities involved in the Contact Tracing Collaborative, which consists of Greenfield,...

By DOMENIC POLI

Locals are expressing relief over the partial reopening of the General Pierce Bridge, which connects Greenfield and Montague over the Connecticut River.The structure has been closed to vehicular traffic since April 26, 2021, to accommodate a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The General Pierce Bridge is set to open to one lane of traffic by the end of the week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced on Friday.“I think this is the first step toward re-establishing an important...

Discovery Center to host lesson on ice harvesting TURNERS FALLS — Locals are invited to the Great Falls Discovery Center to learn about ice harvesting on the Connecticut River on Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. Attendees will see tools used in ice...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard, eyeing future development as demolition of the adjacent Farren Care Center looms, accepted the property and office building at 356 Montague City Road during Monday’s Selectboard meeting.Trinity Health of New England, the...

Wednesday, Jan. 4 1:58 p.m. — Caller from L Street reports her new car was keyed the night before. Caller believers her upstairs neighbors, who she has had ongoing issues with, are responsible. No security footage available.5:32 p.m. — Caller from...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Eversource is removing roughly 500 “hazard trees” in town as part of a routine maintenance project, according to company spokesperson Priscilla Ress.The company performs “selective tree removals on an electrical circuit in Montague to...