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GREENFIELD – Eighteen months after the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit for the construction of an Aldi discount supermarket, the business announced that it expects to open its doors in June.

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Noting that June 6 will mark the 81st anniversary of the Allied Forces’ invasion of Normandy during World War II, Brig. Gen. Mark Kalin asked residents during a Memorial Day ceremony in Greenfield on Monday to never forget the sacrifices of U.S. service members.

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GREENFIELD — After less than a year serving as superintendent, Karin Patenaude announced her resignation on Friday afternoon, effective July 3.

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GREENFIELD — A new Opioid Use and Prevention Commission is tasked with finding the best ways to spend the city’s opioid settlement funds and inform the city on issues related to opioid use, overdose and addiction prevention.

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GREENFIELD — City councilors approved Mayor Ginny Desorgher’s $67.9 million fiscal year 2026 budget Wednesday night, increasing the School Department budget by $254 in a largely symbolic act to ensure it was level-funded from the current fiscal year.

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GREENFIELD — The suspect accused of a home invasion and barricading himself in a home on Elm Street for six hours last Friday was held without bail Thursday morning after video and audio recordings of the alleged standoff were shown to Judge William Mazanec III.

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GREENFIELD — Amid rising health insurance rates, Human Rights Commission member Paul Jablon drafted a resolution calling for the city’s support of a bill to convert  Massachusetts to a single-payer health care system — a change that he said was expected to save the city $3 to $5 million in insurance costs. 

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GREENFIELD — The man accused of barricading himself in an Elm Street home on Friday morning, resulting in a six-hour standoff with police, pleaded not guilty to home invasion and assault charges in Greenfield District Court on Monday.

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GREENFIELD — After a six-hour police standoff, Franklin County Regional Special Response Team officers apprehended Greenfield resident William Judd, who was alleged to have been armed and barricaded himself in an Elm Street home Friday morning.

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As Greenfield’s All Souls Church congregation gears up to celebrate its 200th anniversary with a day of worship and celebration, lunch and music on May 18, Chair of Worship Kate Mason and Membership and Heritage Committee member Russ Pirkot discussed the ever-changing role Unitarianism brought the for those wishing to break free from more restrictive religions.

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GREENFIELD — School Committee members voted 4-2 to provide a resolution to City Council requesting that $350,000 be added to the School Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget as Mayor Ginny Desorgher maintains her commitment to a conservative budget amid rising insurance costs and uncertain state and federal funding.

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GREENFIELD — The city will host its 15th annual Bee Fest on Saturday, featuring the unveiling of the city’s first bee sculpture to be stationed at the Big E festival this summer.

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GREENFIELD — Fire service leaders from across the region viewed footage of battery storage facilities, electric scooters and electric vehicles combusting into flames on Tuesday, broadening their knowledge of the unique challenges associated with extinguishing battery fires.

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ROWE — Forty-nine Rowe voters approved 35 articles during Annual Town Meeting Monday evening, including an article authorizing the town to purchase a 179-acre property on Tunnel Road for use as recreational land and another to enter into a regional fire district with Charlemont.

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GREENFIELD — When Ferdinanda Uchman walked into the Greenfield Senior Center on Friday afternoon to play a game of Mahjong, she was greeted by a small group of friends, family members and Mayor Ginny Desorgher, who gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday.

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GREENFIELD — As the Greenfield Redevelopment Authority drafts a request for proposals for the former First National Bank building on Bank Row, potential uses range from a boutique hotel to a concert venue.

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GREENFIELD — Housing took center stage during a more than three-hour meeting Thursday, as City Council voted against the zoning amendments in a citizen’s petition to regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and approved an amendment to increase the maximum building height in the Central Commercial District.

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GREENFIELD — The city’s shift from using a dual-stream recycling method to single-stream recycling will take effect in July, according to Department of Public Works Director Marlo Warner II.

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GREENFIELD — After rainstorms brought flooding to the region last weekend that impacted the city’s homeless population, members of the newly formed Unhoused Community Committee discussed forming designated camping areas for the homeless.

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NORTHFIELD — Assistant Town Clerk Dan Campbell will soon take his seat on the Selectboard after winning the sole contested position in this year’s town election by 60 votes, besting his opponent Barbara Brassor.