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GREENFIELD — With the addition of education and physical fitness incentives, two of the highest-paid police officers have negotiated significant pay bumps in the final year of their three-year contract.As part of the memorandums of understanding,...

By MARY BYRNE

It isn’t in my nature to be the news, so I’ll keep this short.Nearly four years ago, I arrived in Greenfield just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the region. I knew nobody, and frankly, having grown up in eastern Massachusetts, I knew very...

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GREENFIELD — Having received an initial nod of support from City Council to pursue an automated single-stream recycling program, Public Works Director Marlo Warner II can move forward in the process of accepting and signing for a $2.05 million grant...

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GREENFIELD — In favor of allowing more time for discussion and public input, City Council voted down a zoning ordinance change Wednesday night that sought to lower the threshold for requiring major development review.The ordinance change, which was...

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GREENFIELD — City and state officials, leaders of nonprofits and public library advocates gathered at the Greenfield Public Library Thursday morning for the annual legislative breakfast, where all those who spoke emphasized the role libraries serve as...

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GREENFIELD — The Attorney General’s Office has declined to review an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against the Planning Board late last year on the basis that the meeting was not subject to Open Meeting Law, nor was the complaint filed on time. In...

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GREENFIELD — City councilors are calling the $33,000-plus raises negotiated late last year between the former mayor and top police officers as a “tone-deaf” attempt at a “cash grab.”“The idea that the leadership should be getting this kind of raise is...

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GREENFIELD — After a five-year hiatus, the Greenfield Public Library will once again host book sales. The first event, hosted by the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., according...

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GREENFIELD — The Human Rights Commission discovered no evidence of harassment or intimidation at the Wells Street homeless shelter following an investigation into two brothers’ allegations of bullying and discrimination by Clinical & Support Options,...

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GREENFIELD — The Planning Board has approved the site plan for a temporary shelter on Arch Street, where Clinical & Support Options (CSO) plans to relocate beds from the Wells Street shelter while construction on that building gets underway.Approval...

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Twelve sites around Greenfield have been identified as historically significant to the abolitionist movement, from the home sites of those involved in the anti-slavery push to rumored areas of Underground Railroad activity.One of those locations was...

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GREENFIELD — Though move-in remains a few months away, the new fire station on Main Street is inching toward completion.“Now is the part of the project that is the finish work, the detail work,” Fire Chief Robert Strahan said from the station last...

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GREENFIELD — In a remote meeting that lasted just 10 minutes on Friday, School Committee members voted to approve a three-year contract for Karin Patenaude, who was chosen this fall to become the district’s next superintendent, effective July 1,...

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GREENFIELD — After two years of representing Precinct 7, Jasper Lapienski has submitted his resignation from City Council, effective Jan. 1, 2024.“I plan to focus my time and energy on my work with the Jewish community, where I believe that it will be...

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By way of celebrating its own 100 years, the Greenfield Kiwanis Club recently honored the membership of some of its longtime members.Phil Corrinet was recognized for 25 years of membership; Arjen Vriend, Dan Gagaris, Doug Clark, Bill Baker, Jeanne...

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NORTHFIELD — A man and woman were injured Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Millers Falls Road (Route 63) involving a FedEx truck.Officers were dispatched at around 3 p.m. to the area of 189 Millers Falls Road, according to...

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GREENFIELD — A handful of guests, both past and present, of the homeless shelter on Wells Street appeared before the Human Rights Commission on Monday night to offer their support for complaints filed by two brothers against Clinical & Support Options...

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GREENFIELD — An Open Meeting Law complaint has been filed against the Planning Board, alleging a major vote was made on a commercial development in recent months without a quorum of its members. “I think the Open Meeting Law is a wonderful standard...

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GREENFIELD — The holiday season has arrived, and with it comes the spirit of giving.In an effort to help some of the city’s most vulnerable families, ServiceNet has partnered with the city’s Health Department to host a toy drive for the 45 families at...

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About 20 years ago, the Rev. Doug McGonagle — a former astrophysicist — discovered a book by the late astronomer Michael Molnar that explored the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem, also known as the star that guided the three wise men to baby Jesus,...

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After a three-and-a-half-year COVID-related hiatus, Greenfield Community College’s choral group has re-emerged this year in a new form.  Formerly the GCC Chorus, GCC Community Chorus was the endeavor of Margery Heins, who had directed the college’s...