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GREENFIELD — Following a heated, hour-long discussion, City Council voted unanimously to send a proposed amendment requiring all committee or subcommittee chairs to allow public comment during public meetings back to the Appointments and Ordinances...

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GREENFIELD — The city’s Major Development Review regulation will remain unchanged after a proposal to reduce the expected traffic threshold needed to trigger a more comprehensive impact study failed to receive the necessary support on Wednesday.City...

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ERVING — With 15 years of experience on the bench at Orange District Court, Judge Laurie MacLeod shared some of the significant problems facing Franklin County and the promising programs that aim to remedy them.MacLeod met with Franklin County...

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GREENFIELD — After Franklin County Fairgrounds concerts prompted noise complaints from residents last year, fairgrounds managers and city officials met with residents this week to hear their concerns and present new ways to mitigate disturbances this...

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GREENFIELD — City Council voted 6-2 with two abstentions on Monday to send a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza to the offices of President Joe Biden, U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern.The resolution states...

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GREENFIELD — The Greenfield School Department will begin the 2024-2025 school year with Stephen Sullivan as its new assistant superintendent of teaching and learning.Sullivan is currently serving his third year as superintendent of schools in Granby...

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GREENFIELD — Seeking state support for local transportation infrastructure upgrades, Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) officials took Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt and other state and local...

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GREENFIELD — City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday amid activists’ growing push for the council to pass a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.The single-topic meeting, which comes after numerous residents carrying signs and...

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MONTAGUE — Town Meeting members approved several significant articles, from the Police Department’s departure from the Civil Service system to an allocation of $152,261 to meet a revenue shortfall at Turners Falls Municipal Airport, at Thursday’s...

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DEERFIELD — Two individuals were transported for medical treatment Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision near the Sunderland Bridge.Deerfield and Sunderland Police responded at around 4 p.m. Two black sedans had crashed into one another...

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GREENFIELD — The city has hired Michael Theroux as its new health director, filling a position that has been vacant since former Director Jennifer Hoffman’s resigned in October.Theroux will assume his new position on Monday, March 18.“Addressing the...

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GREENFIELD — With the sale agreement receiving its final signature on Wednesday, Greenfield Savings Bank now owns the historic Leavitt-Hovey House, finalizing a transaction that began last year under former Mayor Roxann Wedegartner’s administration.As...

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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,...

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NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School students will take to the stage Friday for opening night of their spring production, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Written by Rachel Sheinkin, the feature-length comedic musical follows the...

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GREENFIELD — Effective July 1, Discovery School at Four Corners Principal Michael Browning will take the helm at Greenfield High School following Principal Derek Morrison’s June 1 departure.The superintendent’s office publicized Browning’s acceptance...

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GREENFIELD — Less than a week after the House voted to pass a spending bill allocating $245 million to the state’s emergency shelters and impose a stay limit, Greenfield shelter operators are unsure how the legislation could impact their residents.The...

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GREENFIELD — With the legalization of sports betting putting Massachusetts residents at an increased risk of problem gambling, Pioneer Valley volunteers did their part on Tuesday to help detect problem gambling habits and connect residents with the...

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GREENFIELD — Franklin County’s YMCA has kicked off its annual fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $200,000 to make Y membership, child care services and youth programming more financially accessible.Last year, the Y awarded roughly $197,000...

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GREENFIELD — More than four years since its dissolution, the Agricultural Commission is back from the dead with three new members.The newly appointed commissioners — Elizabeth Nett, David Johnson and Denise Leonard — were sworn in at City Hall on...

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GILL — A man was airlifted to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Friday evening after his motorcycle collided with a car near 39 French King Highway.Gill Police and Fire departments, assisted by the Montague and Erving Police departments, shut...