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GREENFIELD — In an effort to bridge the divide between law enforcement and those residing in the city’s Central Business District, the Greenfield Police Department has recruited retired police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Maria Burge as its...

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GREENFIELD — Community members floated numerous proposed projects — from pickleball courts to accessible housing — to support using fiscal year 2025’s round of Community Preservation Act funds during a public hearing on Thursday evening.The state...

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GREENFIELD — As the state experiences record-setting heat this summer, Three County Continuum of Care workers are collecting supplies to distribute “cooling kits” to the region’s homeless population.Standing outside the Greenfield Public Library on...

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GREENFIELD — Two men accused of beating and seriously injuring a liquor store clerk and one other person in Sunderland were ordered held without bail at a dangerousness hearing Thursday in Greenfield District Court.Warren Martinez, 30, of Northampton,...

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GREENFIELD — As Franklin County’s YMCA discusses potential future uses for the long-vacant Zion Korean Church, Historical Commission Chair John Passiglia said the commission may consider invoking a demolition delay on the 1842 structure.An anonymous...

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ERVING — The Historical Commission brought a proposed bylaw before the Selectboard this week that would, if passed, allow the commission to place a delay of up to a year on the demolition of historically relevant properties following a public hearing....

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GREENFIELD — Tito’s Taqueria LLC paid a total of more than $137,000 to the U.S. Department of Labor after an investigation found that the restaurant illegally required employees to share their tips with management and did not pay employees working...

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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...

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GREENFIELD — For the first time since the quasi-public Greenfield Redevelopment Authority acquired the First National Bank building on Bank Row in 2017, two potential buyers have shown interest in redeveloping the property. Community and Economic...

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GREENFIELD — Camp Kee-wanee is marking a significant milestone this year.The all-inclusive day camp at 1 Health Camp Road will celebrate its 100th anniversary with festivities on Saturday, July 27, from 1 to 3 p.m.Camp Kee-wanee, officially named...

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GREENFIELD — Wilson Roberts, 87, who has spent the last five years serving as the city’s parliamentarian and another 10 years as City Council president, walked out of his last City Council meeting Wednesday night, leaving the council with words of...

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GREENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its discussions on whether the Arch Street cannabis grow facility, 15 Arch St. LLC, is in violation of its special permit conditions for excessive noise, on Aug. 15.The issue will be further...

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GREENFIELD — Community Relations Committee members met with the mayor, the mayoral-appointed liaison to the city’s Haitian immigrants and a Haitian immigrant living in Greenfield on Monday to discuss ways to best serve the needs of those living at the...

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GREENFIELD — Repairs are on tap for Paws Park, the dog park within Green River Park on Petty Plain Road, after police say a New York man crashed into the fence on Friday while allegedly driving intoxicated in a 1978 Chevrolet van. Michael Rockwell,...

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GREENFIELD — What was once the site of an old farmhouse is now being transformed into an affordable, all-electric one-bedroom home at 184 Petty Plain Road with help from Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity.The idea for the project, funded using...

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GREENFIELD — Having already received roughly $400,000 out of its $1.7 million in national opioid settlement funds, the city will soon hold a public hearing so residents can offer suggestions on how the money can best be used to combat the impacts of...

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AMHERST — On the 10th floor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center, Samuel Noel, a welder by trade, works as a dishwasher — his first job in the United States.Noel, a Haitian immigrant who moved to Greenfield’s Days Inn shelter on...

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CHARLEMONT — After a yearslong effort mandating that Stagecoach Auto Repair remove the more than 200 unregistered “junk cars” it has stored along its 80-acre site on Route 8A, the Conservation Commission voted unanimously to draft a letter to owner...

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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...

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GREENFIELD — The Police Department will delay opening its new 205 Main St. substation by at least one month after a man allegedly punched its front window, shattering the glass and prompting the installation of a more durable storefront.Nathan Terrell...