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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The town’s new planning and economic development coordinator officially settled into Town Hall on March 24, bringing a background in planning, zoning and grant applications.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City councilors serving on the city’s Economic Development Committee and Planning Board members expressed partial support for a package of proposed zoning amendments regulating accessory dwelling units (ADUs) after a joint public hearing this week.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Economic Development Committee members have described a proposal to create a Parking Benefit District, which would allocate a portion of funds generated by parking meters and paid parking spots to improvements in the Central Commercial District, as a “no-brainer.”

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — The Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority is applying for $900,000 that would be used to preserve or rehabilitate homes in Gill and New Salem to meet building and sanitary codes, and to improve accessibility.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday continued the public hearing for a proposed 9,100-square-foot retail building expected to house a Dollar General at the corner of Route 116 and Clark Mountain Road with concerns over traffic and safety on the busy state highway.

By CHRIS LARABEE

With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), businesses across Franklin County will use grant money to increase their capacity and expand the local food supply chain.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With screening interviews set for next week, the town expects to have its vacant planning and economic development coordinator role filled in February.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Planning Board this week unanimously approved Greenfield Savings Bank’s application to change the use of the 402 Main St. building from a public library to professional office space, while also giving its blessing to a separate...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Outside the former First National Bank building, two pieces of artwork have been on display this month by local artists Jorie Morgan and Kate Spencer as part of the Greenfield Redevelopment Authority’s effort to “enliven Bank Row as...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Economic Development Committee is unanimously recommending to City Council that multi-family dwellings with 24 units or less be allowed by right, and that housing developments with 25 or more units be allowed by special permit in the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Residents flocked to City Hall earlier this week to voice their opinions on a proposed regulation that, if passed by City Council, would ban rooster ownership without a special permit in the city’s urban and suburban residential...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — More products and facility upgrades will be coming to the Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center, as the Franklin County Community Development Corporation has reeled in two separate grants.The Franklin County CDC was awarded a...

By AMALIA WOMPA

GREENFIELD — Entrepreneurs from across western Massachusetts gathered Wednesday to celebrate the region’s economic growth during the Franklin County Community Development Corporation’s 45th annual meeting.Executive Director John Waite, recapping the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Planning Board is unanimously recommending a change to the city’s zoning bylaws that, if approved by City Council, would allow the development of first-floor residential units in mixed-use complexes.The vote in support of the...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — As part of a total $23 million being awarded to 18 housing projects across the state, $227,553 in predevelopment funding will help advance the senior and affordable housing project being planned on Care Drive. Rural Development Inc., a...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The redevelopment of the former Wilson’s Department Store on Main Street is receiving more than $6.3 million as part of an infusion of state grants to foster housing and economic development.The money is part of a pool of $161 million in...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Towns across Franklin County have signaled their support for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) to apply for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With the thud of a potato cannon’s ammo striking a target next to the cornfield, the secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development got a first-hand taste of the types of experiences Franklin County can...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a roughly 75-minute public comment session that brought City Hall’s meeting room to standing room only, the Economic Development Committee voted 2-1 with one abstention in favor of recommending changes to the city’s cluster...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The town’s community development director says she feels she has a better idea of the Selectboard’s priorities following its most recent meeting.Walker Powell remotely attended the Aug. 21 meeting and spoke with the board about where she...