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GREENFIELD — The internet service provider GCET was awarded more than $1.2 million in federal grant funding administered through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) to install broadband in “underserved” parts of the city and to make The Weldon...

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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 — Although Joseph Lubold now sits on The Literacy Project’s board of directors, he first became involved with the nonprofit as a student.Lubold, who spent most of his career working as a machinist, lost his job during the 2008 recession,...

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GREENFIELD — Taaniel Herberger-Brown, the city man accused of murdering Christopher Hairston of Pittsfield earlier this year, has been indicted on a charge of murder by a grand jury and will be arraigned in Franklin County Superior Court on Oct. 21,...

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GREENFIELD — One hundred and ten residents have signed a petition calling for the city to better regulate its accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance in the wake of a new state law.The proposed amendment, which was submitted to the City Clerk’s Office...

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GREENFIELD — Two Greenfield Police employees — Deputy Chief William Gordon and Officer Zoe Smith — were sent to Florida to provide disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.Gordon was deployed as a reservist, or on-call employee, for the...

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DEERFIELD — South County EMS transported a young man to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after his motorcycle crashed into a silver Toyota RAV4 on Sugarloaf Street on Friday. Deerfield and Sunderland Police blocked off a portion of Sugarloaf...

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With the start of October right around the corner, some squash and pumpkin farmers in the Pioneer Valley and North Quabbin are bearing the burden of Phytophthora capsici — a soil-based disease described by one farmer as being “like the plague” for...

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GREENFIELD — Less than two weeks after a more than three-hour foot pursuit resulted in a temporary shelter-in-place at the Discovery School at Four Corners and an alleged attempted carjacking and assault, the Police Department is considering its use...

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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 — Local police met with members of the Greenfield Business Association on Tuesday evening for an in-depth discussion on the department’s downtown public safety initiatives.Police Chief Todd Dodge, joined by Lts. Jason Haskins and...

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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 — The Board of License Commissioners has approved an entertainment license for Greenmind Fair & Share LLC’s Halloween event planned for Oct. 11 and 12, under the condition that it rebrand to lose its marijuana theme and focus.Destiny Klein,...

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GREENFIELD — Officials from the local internet provider Greenfield Community Energy and Technology (GCET) voiced their frustrations at Wednesday’s City Council meeting after Mayor Ginny Desorgher pulled back American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding...

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GREENFIELD — City councilors voiced their opinions on Mayor Ginny Desorgher’s decision to remove the park benches from Miles Street — a choice that supporters see as a public safety measure and opponents view as an anti-homeless infrastructure...

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GREENFIELD — Officials floated the idea of hosting a community health study into adverse health effects reported by those living near Lunt Silversmiths’ Federal Street property during a public engagement meeting on Tuesday evening.“Since this...

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GREENFIELD — In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Four Rivers Charter Public School invited Madison Curbelo, a Westfield native and semi-finalist on NBC’s “The Voice,” to perform for the...

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GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Redevelopment Authority is searching for local artists to display their work on the exterior windows of the long-vacant First National Bank building on Bank Row. With applications due Oct. 14, the Greenfield Redevelopment...

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GREENFIELD — As of Sept. 19, LifePath will have served elderly residents, individuals with disabilities and caregivers across western and north central Massachusetts for half a century.The organization, originally known as Franklin County Home Health...