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GREENFIELD — After more than four hours of discussion Tuesday night, the ad hoc committee tasked with reviewing a portion of the city charter pertaining to citizens initiative petitions and citizens referendums sent a series of recommendations to City...

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GREENFIELD — A handful of residents joined state officials and people associated with the proposed development of Aldi, the discount supermarket chain based in Germany, for an information session on Thursday morning as part of a review process to...

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GREENFIELD — Following Dani Letourneau’s departure at the end of this week, Finance Director Diana Schindler will step in as the mayor’s interim chief of staff.“Director Schindler’s extensive experience in municipal government makes her uniquely...

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GREENFIELD — Absent a clawback provision allowing the city to recoup money lost, Greenfield is out $60,000 after over-extending an agreement that offers new development projects a discount on real estate taxes for a period of years.Finance Director...

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GREENFIELD — Dozens of social service agencies convened remotely last week for a briefing on the status of the immigrants and refugees staying at the Days Inn, and to begin establishing ways to better coordinate service efforts.Earlier this month, the...

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GREENFIELD — A Four Rivers Charter Public School staff member is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into a report of alleged misconduct.“Upon receiving the report, impacted families were contacted and we immediately...

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GREENFIELD — As more than 40 immigrant and refugee families settle into life in Greenfield, city officials are asking residents interested in offering assistance of any kind to contact the Health Department directly, rather than show up at the Days...

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GREENFIELD — The School Committee voted Wednesday to accept the School Department’s revised fiscal year 2024 budget of nearly $22.79 million, with extra funding allocated by City Council effectively restoring the Strings for Kids music program, middle...

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GREENFIELD — A local ice cream company that sells its product in stores throughout New England has been ordered by the state to return $60,000 to investors who were sold unregistered percentage interests.A percentage interest is a percent ownership in...

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GREENFIELD — Over weeks of collecting stories and experiences of teens in a local theater group, one issue seemed to resonate with students more than others: gun violence.“One day, the majority of the group came to rehearsal after there had been a...

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GREENFIELD — Parking supply in the city significantly outweighs demand, with roughly half of the nearly 3,000 spots in the downtown area being empty at all times, the results of a grant-funded parking study discovered.Jason Schrieber, senior principal...

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit three years ago, one longtime Greenfield resident never would have guessed that the online bridge community he helped to create would later become the one he’d rely on.“The pandemic has caused us to rethink an awful lot...

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GREENFIELD — In light of the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that local governments can only retain tax debts owed — and no more — when seizing and selling private property, residents are urging City Council to pass a local ordinance to...

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GREENFIELD — The Wilson’s Department Store redevelopment project has cleared its final hurdle of approval from city boards, with the Zoning Board of Appeals issuing a special permit on Thursday.The permit was unanimously approved on the condition that...

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With the help of a $14,000 matching state grant, Artspace Community Art Center on Mill Street can begin the planning and feasibility stage of creating a clay studio.  “People of all skill levels – children all the way up through elderly – can make...

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GREENFIELD — As many as 50 rooms in the city are expected to be occupied in the coming days by families, immigrants and refugees who qualify for temporary shelter under the state’s Emergency Housing Assistance Program.Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said she...

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GREENFIELD — The short stay of one of the city’s newest bee sculptures outside the new Greenfield Public Library has come to an end, a change that has stirred opposition among residents.Although the bee sculpture, dubbed “Take Flight with Books,” was...

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GREENFIELD — The School Committee will hold a special meeting Tuesday evening to discuss an open meeting law complaint filed against Mayor Roxann Wedegartner, who serves on the committee. In a complaint filed with the state Attorney General’s Office,...

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GREENFIELD — In response to City Council’s vote last week to cut roughly $1.18 million from the fiscal year 2024 operating budget and reallocate the funds to the School Department, the mayor is withdrawing her request for financial orders totaling...

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GREENFIELD — After eight hours of combing through the mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget — and debating certain line item reductions for almost an hour at a time — City Council’s vote to add nearly $1.18 million back into the School Department...