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GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College will use $96,323 in grant funding to plan training programs in the fields of clean energy and weatherization technology.Out of a roughly $2 million pool of Equity Workforce Planning and Capacity Grants awarded...

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More than 200 children darted energetically from the starting line at Bernardston Elementary School on Wednesday morning to take part in the community’s longstanding turkey trot tradition.As fifth graders held hand-drawn mile-marker signs, a stampede...

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GREENFIELD — The Water Pollution Control Facility on Deerfield Street has paused its hazardous waste collection until July 1 as the facility installs a new press.In the six-month period during which the facility will be closed, the Department of...

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Leading a roughly 100-person crowd across a two-day, 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield, NEPM radio host Christopher “Monte” Belmonte raised more than $572,000 to end hunger during the 15th annual March for the Food Bank.Belmonte, dressed as...

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BERNARDSTON — An elderly man was transported to Baystate Franklin Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries Monday morning after his blue Ford Fusion collided with a gray Toyota Camry on Route 10. According to Bernardston Police Officer Jordan...

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GREENFIELD — In his first few months at the helm of the Greenfield Housing Authority, Executive Director Jack Redman is working to expand affordable and accessible housing.Redman, who spent the last 17 years working in low-income housing management —...

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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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CHARLEMONT — Firefighters from six departments responded to 584 Legate Hill Road on Friday evening to extinguish a chimney fire.Charlemont, Heath, Hawley, Rowe, Colrain and Shelburne Falls firefighters were requested, at roughly 4:45 p.m., to respond...

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GREENFIELD — The city is injecting $641,548 from new growth into the fiscal year 2025 tax levy, surpassing a $400,000 projection and marking the highest annual increase in new growth in more than four years.The tax levy’s added new growth in FY25...

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GREENFIELD — In an effort to keep the homeless warm as temperatures drop this season, Heather Perna, a nurse with RegalCare at Greenfield, is collecting sleeping bags to distribute in advance of Thanksgiving.Perna has partnered with Pastor Floyd...

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GREENFIELD — American Medical Response (AMR) of Springfield and Greenfield may go on strike this Sunday after union leaders say attempts to negotiate for retroactive pay and to secure a contract clause allowing first responders the right to refuse to...

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GREENFIELD — After a series of events over the summer sparked neighbors’ grievances over noise, the Franklin County Agricultural Society that runs the fairgrounds on Wisdom Way is pursuing an annual entertainment license for the site. Franklin County...

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GREENFIELD — GCET General Manager John Lunt mapped out plans for two separate projects this week after the internet service provider received more than $1.2 million in federal grant funding administered through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute...

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GREENFIELD — Friday, Nov. 15, marked the last day of Greenfield Community College’s fourth celebration of “First Generation Week,” held in recognition of the 54% of GCC students who are the first in their families to attend college.In the school’s...

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GREENFIELD — Amid recent community dialogues on whether to station school resource officers (SROs) in the district, Police Chief Todd Dodge said the School and Police departments have agreed upon a number of safety initiatives that are currently...

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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...

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GREENFIELD — Taaniel Herberger-Brown, the 42-year-old man from Greenfield who is accused of killing 35-year-old Christopher Hairston, of Pittsfield, in April, was held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder and eight other charges in...

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GREENFIELD — Conservation Commission members will draft a letter in support of removing the Wiley-Russell Dam after Mayor Ginny Desorgher signed a memorandum of understanding with the Connecticut River Conservancy earlier this month calling for the...

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ORANGE — Three women who suffered serious injuries after being hit by a fallen tree in Orange in August are suing a property owner for negligence, arguing that he neglected to remove the “decaying” tree.According to Orange Police Chief James Sullivan,...

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GREENFIELD — After roughly three months at the helm of Newton School, Principal Sadie Cora announced her resignation, effective Nov. 27, in an email to parents Thursday morning.Cora was hired as principal in August, following former Principal Darlene...