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Homeless residents on common ordered off by Aug. 20
GREENFIELD — Homeless residents have until Aug. 20 to leave the Greenfield Common following a Board of Health vote that the encampment on the common is against state regulations.The residents that have been camping on the common, some since early last... → Read More
Retail/hotel project planned for Rodeway Inn spot
GREENFIELD — Jobs and more tax revenue could come to the city if the hotel and retail complex on Mohawk Trail is completed. A proposed hotel and retail business complex at 125 Mohawk Trail will be discussed by Planning Board Thursday night. The... → Read More
Going greener at Green River Festival means going through garbage
GREENFIELD — With bare hands and bare feet in unbearable 90-plus degree heat, Monserrat Archbald sorted through discarded food at the 32nd annual Green River Festival Sunday afternoon.“This year, there’s more compost than trash and that’s a big win,”... → Read More
Report problems in Greenfield on your smartphone
GREENFIELD — Although it isn’t pothole season anymore, other issues regularly pop up in the city.And for those issues city officials are urging residents to use Greenfield 311, also known as “SeeClickFix,” more frequently.The website and smartphone... → Read More
Independence Day inspires separate city celebrations
GREENFIELD — As nearly a hundred people gathered on the Town Common to commemorate the nation’s independence, others gathered across the street at Magpie Pizzeria for what they felt was a more inclusive celebration.The event on the Town Common, emceed... → Read More
Councilor Ricketts says she’s coming back to work
GREENFIELD — There are two things City Councilor Penny Ricketts wants her constituents to know: she’s alive and she’s coming back.Ricketts suffered a stroke June 17, causing her to be hospitalized for several days. Despite the medical setback,... → Read More
Scott Lively cancels appearance in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Scott Lively, the pastor and controversial anti-LGBTQ gubernatorial candidate, has canceled his scheduled appearance during a Fourth of July reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Town Common.Lively was invited by David... → Read More
Ambulance rollover on I-91 sends 5 to hospital
WHATELY — An ambulance rolled over on Interstate 91 north Wednesday morning, causing five people to be seriously injured. According to Massachusetts state police Lt. Tom Ryan, the ambulance rolled over around 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. The ambulance... → Read More
Donations sought for Greenfield 4th of July event
GREENFIELD — With Independence Day just a week away, Recreation Committee members are looking for more donations to make sure fireworks, fun and festivities go off as planned.Members want to raise money before the city’s Fourth of July celebration... → Read More
Greenfield veterinarian takes dog to obedience show
NORTHFIELD — Shiya isn’t looking to be just a good dog. She’s looking to be the best.Local veterinarian Dr. Sheila Morrissey and her 7-year-old Siberian Husky Shiya are looking to be crowned the next national champion of the American Kennel Club’s... → Read More
Greenfield veterinarian takes dog to obedience show
NORTHFIELD — Shiya isn’t looking to be just a good dog. She’s looking to be the best.Local veterinarian Dr. Sheila Morrissey and her 7-year-old Siberian Husky Shiya are looking to be crowned the next national champion of the American Kennel Club’s... → Read More
Greenfield Criterium bike race is Sunday
GREENFIELD — The intense bike race known as the Greenfield Criterium will be returning to city streets for the third year in a row. The Greenfield Criterium will fly off on Sunday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The race will be the start of New England Crit... → Read More
Green groups want Greenfield to use renewable energy
GREENFIELD — Community environmental groups are looking to get Greenfield off fossil fuels and exclusively on renewable energy.A resolution has been sent to City Council to fully transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources in the city.... → Read More
Greenfield assessing its accessibility for the disabled
GREENFIELD — The city is looking to receive more public input as assessments on handicap access in Greenfield wraps up.City buildings and sidewalks have been assessed by two outside groups to determine what can be done to improve disability access in... → Read More
Library to hold Spelling Bee Fun-raiser for Bee Fest
GREENFIELD — Jim Kessler was confident he knew how to spell the final word given in the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library’s Spelling Bee Fun-raiser last year.Kessler’s team “Dispel Doubters” was on the clock, with just 30 seconds to spell out... → Read More
Greenfield receives solid S&P credit rating
GREENFIELD — The city has maintained its solid credit rating with Standard and Poor’s, according to a recent report, receiving an “AA-” rating from the longtime financial institution.The rating comes due to good financial policies and several other... → Read More
Deerfield Street fire linked to smoking
GREENFIELD — Careless disposal of smoking materials caused a fire that injured one person on Deerfield Street Sunday, according to Fire Chief Robert Strahan.The fire caused extensive damage to two apartments and a business at 366 Deerfield St. Sunday.... → Read More
Olive Street to close for Greenfield parking garage construction
GREENFIELD — Residents can expect delays and traffic congestion downtown beginning June 11, when the next phase of the Olive Street parking garage construction begins.Delivery of large pre-cast sections of the concrete for the garage will be routed... → Read More
South County EMS finally in its new home
SOUTH DEERFIELD — South County EMS has a new location on Greenfield Road and they’re calling it something they long desired — home.The 88 Greenfield Road home base opened Saturday, culminating a roughly four-year process to find a permanent location... → Read More
‘The camaraderie, the people, the fun’
GREENFIELD — For the people who gathered at the Good Sam Family Rally it is more than camping, its camaraderie.Families gathered in RVs and tents at the Franklin County Fairgrounds to celebrate the 47th annual Good Sam Family Rally Samboree Memorial... → Read More