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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Councilors Lora Wondolowski and John Garrett were both voted into leadership roles Tuesday night, with the council voting unanimously to appoint Wondolowski president and Garrett vice president.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council voted down a motion to reconsider an amendment lifting the 24-unit cap on multi-family housing Wednesday night, after more than an hour of public comment in which residents expressed a variety of viewpoints on the city’s housing ordinances.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Six Greenfield city councilors have signed a letter opposing changes to the state’s Emergency Assistance (EA) family shelter policies, joining 39 other municipalities from across the state and more than 100 local officials in their call...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — While City Council overwhelmingly approved a housing amendment lifting the 24-unit cap for the development of multi-family dwelling units, a councilor who supported the amendment has since filed a motion to reconsider.At-Large Councilor...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City councilors spoke in opposition to the state Departments of Transportation’s suggestion to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Federal and Main streets on Wednesday evening, with some citing potentially dangerous conditions...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council unanimously approved allocating $197,000 for emergency repairs at the Electric Light and Power Dam, also known as the Mill Street Dam, after engineers located a 10-foot-by-6-foot void at its bottom center. The repairs, which...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After more than 12 city employees departed from their positions this year, Precinct 9 City Councilor Derek Helie questioned Mayor Ginny Desorgher at Wednesday evening’s City Council meeting, inquiring about Greenfield’s financial health...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Committee Chairs recommended Sara Brown, president and co-founder of Valley Housing Co-op, to fill former At-Large Councilor Penny Ricketts’ seat on Wednesday, narrowing the candidate pool from five to one.The recommendation came a week...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After hearing from all five candidates who applied to fill City Council’s vacant at-large seat, councilors who are members of Committee Chairs will submit their recommendations for a selected candidate by Wednesday, Oct. 9.City Council...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Roughly five minutes before the 5 p.m. application deadline on Tuesday, Crossroads Cultural District Committee Co-Chair Charlotte Treiber submitted her application for the seat left vacant by former At-Large Councilor Penny...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Four applicants have applied for former At-Large City Councilor Penny Ricketts’ seat following her resignation last month.Tuesday, Sept. 24, marked the deadline for those interested in applying for the position, with Mpress Bennu, Sara...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a city councilor’s query into the School Department’s special education transportation budget led to a conflict over transparency, School Committee Chair Glenn Johnson-Mussad and Superintendent Karin Patenaude hope to mend relations...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City councilors are pleading for increased transparency from the School Department amid concerns over the district’s spending, particularly on special education transportation.This year, the School Department’s more than $878,000 special...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a joint meeting with the Economic Development Committee on Thursday evening, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend changes to the city’s cluster development ordinance.The proposed changes were drafted alongside...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With an eye toward ensuring community feedback informs how the city spends its state-administered opioid abatement funds, city councilors are giving further thought on whether to transfer the money into a Special Purpose Opioid Settlement...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — At-Large City Councilor Penny Ricketts announced her immediate resignation on Monday, stepping away after a decade serving on City Council.Ricketts, who served on a variety of city boards and committees before being elected to the council...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A proposal encouraging city councilors to read and sign the city’s Code of Civility and a section of the 1876 guide to political decorum “Robert’s Rules of Order” has been withdrawn from City Council’s August meeting agenda after...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In a lively debate that touched on free speech, social media and censorship, the Appointments and Ordinances Committee voted 3-0 to unanimously recommend that City Council President John Bottomley bring a proposed Code of Civility before...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD – After City Council approved the purchase of two police cruisers for $150,000 last week, the city is considering electric cruisers the next time it funds additions to the department.“I’m going to vote for this one now, but for future ones,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council unanimously approved a local tax option Thursday night that will allow residents and businesses to donate to elderly and disabled residents who are struggling to pay their taxes. With the vote, Greenfield joins about 30...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council voted to approve the city’s $64.87 million fiscal year 2025 budget, a roughly 5% increase from the current $61.63 million budget, without any cuts Wednesday night.The budget includes $23.7 million for the School Department...