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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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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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GREENFIELD — Once a patron of the bar and cocktail lounge on Ames Street, John Missale has found himself on a new business venture as the establishment’s new owner.After buying the building that housed The Balkan Lounge in July, the Hadley resident...

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GREENFIELD — Family and friends are mourning the loss of longtime city resident Mark Maloney, a dedicated public servant who devoted decades of his life to bettering the city of Greenfield. Maloney, 63, died at home on Friday after a period of...

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GREENFIELD — The former National Guard Armory on Hope Street sold at auction Wednesday afternoon for a final sale price of $390,500.“I asked for the assessed value ... and everyone laughed,” recounted auctioneer Justin Manning, president of JJManning...

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GREENFIELD — Faced with a lack of interested buyers, city officials say the city is likely to retain the historic Leavitt-Hovey House, where the Greenfield Public Library is currently housed.“We have tried to get an enthusiastic, willing buyer and...

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GREENFIELD — Five finalists have been named in the search for a new superintendent of the Greenfield School Department.“Of eight people who applied, we chose five,” School Committee member Jean Wall told fellow members on Wednesday evening at the...

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GREENFIELD — With the opening of his new practice on Federal Street, one Greenfield native hopes to expand access to primary care in an area where there continues to be a shortage of providers.“One of the many big motivators of me starting this...