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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In recognition of Arbor Day, the city’s Tree Committee and the Department of Public Works will plant a honeylocust tree near Kostanski Funeral Home, a business that has been a key supporter of the Tree Committee for roughly 20 years.

I am writing in response to the April 14 letter titled “Senior Center Concerns.” I was surprised by the letter writer’s claim that the center is underused and uninviting, as that has not been my experience at all.

By PATRICK MCGREEVY

GREENFIELD — Police Chief Todd Dodge has announced that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on Monday, May 19, to begin examining various aspects of the Greenfield Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities. The assessment will end on Wednesday, May 21.

By SHERYL HUNTER

In 1988, at the age of 23, Eveline MacDougall founded the Fiery Hope Chorus (formerly Amandla Chorus), and she continues to serve as a director of the 35-member group.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Amid anticipated cuts to federal Older Americans Act (Title III) funding, the nonprofit LifePath is stopping its Healthy Living Program, which assists those facing long-term health challenges.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The School Department is investigating allegations that a Federal Street School substitute teacher used a racial slur against a Black student and denied students of color permission to use the restrooms, according to Superintendent Karin Patenaude.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — In the 28 years since the Franklin Regional Council of Governments’ (FRCOG) charter was first created, no amendments have been made.

In July, I typically spend time in the garden, pruning back overgrown shrubs and flowers. They are just at that point where the plant is busting out all over, and becoming huge; but the flower is about to pass by. Kind of like when you know you need your haircut, because it’s starting to annoy you. But when you make the appointment, you feel a pang because it just looks so — perfect right now. It would feel worse to be ruthless if it wasn’t grounded in some real knowledge. And expertise. And yes, it is indeed (you guessed, clever reader) an analogy for many other things in life.

Regarding the article, “Greenfield City Council passes ‘sanctuary city’ resolution for trans, gender-diverse people,” [Recorder, April 18], I want Greenfield to be a safe city, where gender-nonconforming kids are free to grow up happy and healthy. The assumption behind “gender-affirming care” is that children who don’t adhere to gender norms need drugs and surgery. A safe city is a place where parents can get accurate information about kids and gender, instead of being told that their children will harm themselves if they don’t undergo irreversible life-altering procedures. They need a way to determine whether gender dysphoria is the cause of a child’s mental distress or a symptom.

In just a little over four months we’ve experienced a continuous erosion of our constitutional rights by President Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies. In just four months he has turned countries that were stanch allies for over 70 years, in Europe and Canada. All this as he cozies up and placates countries that are nothing but that authoritarian regimes (thugs).

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College held its annual ArtsNight celebration last week, representing the culmination of months of work and creative efforts by students and faculty.

GREENFIELD — In the spirit of Earth Day on April 22, Mayor Ginny Desorgher is hosting a downtown cleanup on Friday, April 25, from noon to 3 p.m. The cleanup will span from the Main Street/Federal Street intersection to Conway Street and some terrain on Bank Row, Federal Street and Hope Street.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Two men who were involved in a 2023 incident in which a man was stabbed in Orange before the assailants led police on a high-speed chase that ended in Belchertown were sentenced on Friday.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Garden Cinemas is collecting donations for victims of the southern California wildfires by selling tickets to a theatrical slate of trailers, never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes content.

GREENFIELD — Residents can learn about the beginnings of the Clamshell Alliance as a nonviolent movement that sought to stop the construction of the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant through two upcoming screenings of “Acres of Clams.”

We cannot express enough gratitude for our volunteers’ incredible work for Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care. Their passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to our cause have left a lasting impact, and we feel truly fortunate to have them as members of our team.

Walking in others’ shoes should be a lesson taught in all schools. This could teach empathy and compassion for what others might be going through. Sometimes we need to see and feel what others have gone through to understand and have total compassion for them.

3:42 p.m. — Illegal dumping reported on Federal Street. Services rendered.