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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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GREENFIELD — City Council approved a combined $1.18 million in borrowing for the Main Street redesign project and for significant sewer system repairs aimed to bring the city in compliance with a state Department of Environmental Protection consent...

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GREENFIELD — At-Large Councilor Wahab Minhas is proposing a local tax option that would allow residents to donate to the elderly or people with disabilities who are struggling to pay their taxes. If approved by a City Council vote, establishment of...

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GREENFIELD — Following a heated, hour-long discussion, City Council voted unanimously to send a proposed amendment requiring all committee or subcommittee chairs to allow public comment during public meetings back to the Appointments and Ordinances...

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GREENFIELD — The city’s Major Development Review regulation will remain unchanged after a proposal to reduce the expected traffic threshold needed to trigger a more comprehensive impact study failed to receive the necessary support on Wednesday.City...

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GREENFIELD — City Council voted 6-2 with two abstentions on Monday to send a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza to the offices of President Joe Biden, U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern.The resolution states...