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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Fire investigators with the Greenfield Fire Department and state police were unable to pinpoint the cause of the blaze that burned through the upper floors of an apartment building at 75 School St. Sunday morning, leaving it uninhabitable.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city’s Fire Station at 41 Main St., a roughly $21.7 million construction project that opened last May, uses 250% more energy than anticipated, according to Greenfield’s Energy and Sustainability Director Carole Collins.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Public Safety Commission voted unanimously this week to approve the promotion of Fire Capt. Peter McIver to deputy chief, filling a role that has been vacant since the departure of Ed Jarvis more than five years ago.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council voted unanimously to approve the $1.9 million purchase of a new ladder truck for the Fire Department Wednesday night, following a unanimous vote of approval at a Ways and Means Committee meeting the night before.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — William “Bill” Kimball is the new Gill fire chief, but he’s not a new face at the department.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Announcing the Fire Department’s end-of-year report before the Public Safety Commission this week, Fire Chief Robert Strahan said 2024 was the department’s “busiest year on record.”

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERIand DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A 65-year-old Westfield man is dead after falling into a sand silo at Chicopee Concrete Service on Friday morning.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council will hear the Fire Department’s request for up to $1.9 million to replace its 25-year-old ladder truck in February.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City resident Mary Choiniere, 61, was killed and another adult injured after a fire ravaged a single-story house at 52 Silver St. late Wednesday night. A third resident escaped the blaze without injury.According to Fire Chief Robert...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Amid unseasonably warm and dry climate conditions, fire departments across Franklin County are advising residents about outdoor burning bans in place.Greenfield, New Salem, Ashfield, Montague Center, Turners Falls, Leyden, Erving, Sunderland and the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Less than two weeks after a more than three-hour foot pursuit resulted in a temporary shelter-in-place at the Discovery School at Four Corners and an alleged attempted carjacking and assault, the Police Department is considering its use...

The Greenfield Fire Department will hold a ceremony marking 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Fire Station, located at 41 Main St. in Greenfield.Fire Chief Robert Strahan said the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Silver Street, Country Club Road and Vernon Street hospitalized five occupants on Friday afternoon. Greenfield Police and Fire personnel joined Northfield EMS, Colrain Ambulance, American...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — No one was injured after a 1973 Toyota caught fire in the woods at 303 Hope St. on Tuesday afternoon. Flames rose above the vehicle as the Greenfield Police and Fire departments arrived. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in a moment’s...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — An alleged hit-and-run crash near 451 Main St. on Monday sent a woman to the hospital. Greenfield Police officers and firefighters blocked off a portion of Main Street after a white Nissan Rogue collided with a Toyota RAV4 at...

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 — Residents and firefighters gathered with local and state officials Monday morning to celebrate the opening of the new Fire Station at 41 Main St., an approximately $21.7 million project that took more than two years to complete.A crowd of...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Fire Department fully moved into its new station at 41 Main St. Thursday night, leaving behind the temporary station on Hope Street that it has occupied since the 412 Main St. station was demolished in 2021. The move marks the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — No one was injured after a garage at 42 Homestead Ave. caught fire Wednesday afternoon.Firefighters could be seen hosing down the detached garage at approximately 1 p.m. as smoke poured out of it. According to Fire Chief Robert Strahan,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Take a drive down Routes 5 and 10 and count the number of electric or hybrid vehicles you see. Compare those numbers to what you saw two years, five years or 10 years ago and you’re likely looking at a significant increase.Data from the Massachusetts...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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,...