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GREENFIELD — All 10 of the projects recommended for Community Preservation Act funding will continue on to City Council on Wednesday for a final stamp of approval. The Ways & Means Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to support the projects earlier...

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GREENFIELD — In a meeting that was continued to Thursday, City Council voted on several reductions to the fiscal year 2024 budget, including $125,000 from the Police Department’s wages and salaries line and $87,500 from the dispatchers’ wages and...

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GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Historical Society will open for the season this year in a fashion that will, at long last, mirror pre-pandemic times. The 2023 season opens on Saturday with the new exhibit, “Rivers, Roads & Railroads,” a celebration of...

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GREENFIELD — First responders and members of the community are coming together Thursday afternoon to raise money for a longtime resident, first responder and town official of Franklin County.“Baked Potatoes & Baskets for Bob” will benefit Bob Manners...

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GREENFIELD — More than 20 years ago, local and state officials gathered on Chapman Street for a groundbreaking that one former lawmaker hailed as a “milestone in the community.” Less than three years later, money for the project — Greenfield Community...

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GREENFIELD — The Historical Society of Greenfield will launch its 2023 Speaker Series on Thursday with a presentation by Drew Lopenzina, an English professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia.Lopenzina, who has been a featured speaker...

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GREENFIELD – The Greenfield Grand Lodge Order of Elks has awarded Literacy Project Executive Director Judith Roberts with the 2022-2023 Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award.“We are honored to receive this award,” said Roberts. “The Literacy Project...

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GREENFIELD — The Planning Board gave the Wilson’s Department Store redevelopment project a nod of approval to proceed with its application for a special permit on Thursday evening.“I’m very much in favor of this, not only for [Franklin Community...

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The Franklin County Community Chorus is returning to the stage on Sunday for what is expected to be one of its biggest concerts since before the COVID-19 pandemic.“This is a really great concert,” said Paul Calcari, director and founder of the choral...

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BOSTON — Officials from across the Pioneer Valley testified at the State House on Thursday in support of a bill seeking to resolve what they called an “inequitable system” of providing public health services that was only further magnified amid the...

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GREENFIELD — After nearly 90 years as a Main Street fixture, Baker Office Supply will close its doors, welcoming in its place Hens & Chicks, one of three retail shops vacating their home in the former Wilson’s Department Store.“There’s a lot of...

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GREENFIELD — A race is shaping up for the corner office at City Hall after Mayor Roxann Wedegartner announced her candidacy for reelection on Monday in a bid to make up for the time the COVID-19 pandemic “robbed” from her first term.Running for a...

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Pioneer Valley potters will be joined by guests from across the country this weekend for the 19th annual Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail.“Nineteen years ago, it started with five of us,” recalled Greenfield resident Lucy Fagella, one of the founders....

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GREENFIELD — In the wake of the mayor’s proposed $1.5 million cut to the School Department’s fiscal year 2024 budget, Superintendent Christine DeBarge is emphasizing to councilors that she is concerned not only about the coming school year, but also...

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ORANGE — Chronic absenteeism of the district’s youngest pupils has resulted in a higher number of kindergarten students than usual being recommended for retention, according to school administrators.Superintendent Elizabeth Teahan-Zielinski recently...

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The state’s Public Health Council recently updated and approved a new sanitary code for the first time in 16 years, giving local landlords and health officials a few extra considerations when inspecting properties.The new Massachusetts Sanitary Code,...

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Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been providing regular updates on the risk level of COVID-19 transmission as wastewater testing results are received.After several weeks at a “moderate” risk level, the COVID-19 transmission risk has dropped...

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Education advocates met remotely with area legislators and state officials this week to begin a conversation on what is and isn’t working when it comes to state funding for public education.“If we love our children the way we say we do, and we think...

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ORANGE — School and safety officials are investigating an incident at Dexter Park Innovation School after as many as 10 students were transported to area hospitals on Tuesday with adverse reactions from chewing gum reportedly containing “levels of...

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GREENFIELD – For the last century, one nonprofit has continuously served as a community meal sight for the people of Franklin County. When The Salvation Army first started in 1865, “two of its three foundational points were soup and soap — providing...