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Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2025 — In a stunning move, President Donald Trump has claimed ownership of the sun, the star that is closest to Earth.

By JON HUER

The Washington Post recently reported an incident concerning America’s most famous but most famously forbidden word (Dec. 10): “A high school principal has been put on leave after a Black student had [the] N-word scrawled on their desk — and their parents weren’t told about it for four days. System officials apologized for the delay.”

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to continue a public hearing on whether to grant a special permit to Viridi Wireless until Feb. 20 after the company presented its plans to build a 170-foot AT&T monopole on Newton Street.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

A group of Pioneer Valley residents testified before the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities at a public hearing on Friday aimed at garnering feedback on the state’s draft regulations on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — A Greenfield man was issued a criminal summons following a crash on Pine Nook Road in Deerfield on Thursday afternoon, which required the help of several area departments and State Police to search for him after he allegedly left the scene.

By ELLEN BOYER

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College’s first-ever Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Angela Campbell said she is approaching the new position from the role of a listener.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Operations are being consolidated as McGovern Automotive Group sells its two local dealerships.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Human rights activists will march down Main Street and gather at the Greenfield Common on Saturday to call for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. detention camp located in Cuba, as well as raise money to pay reparations to the people who have been held there over the past 23 years.

1:42 a.m. — Following a pursuit, Kobe Matthew Lococo, 18, of Conway Street in Greenfield, was arrested on Davis Street on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, larceny of a credit card and two counts of larceny under $1,200.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — After more than two and a half years on Main Street, The Imaginary Bookshop is closing at the end of January.

By DANIEL A. BROWN

By TOLLEY M. JONES

I have a physical record of textiles going back five years. Out of the hundreds of artists in the Pioneer Valley, I am just a drop in the bucket. Not only do the textile artists of Greenfield have enough history in their work to create a collective consciousness, but they also create sources of income, trade and community.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Councilors Lora Wondolowski and John Garrett were both voted into leadership roles Tuesday night, with the council voting unanimously to appoint Wondolowski president and Garrett vice president.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee discussed three proposed projects — the rehabilitation of Franklin County’s first courthouse and preservation efforts at the Franklin County Fairgrounds and the Winslow Building — on Monday evening as members begin to consider projects to recommend for funding.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — School Committee member Stacey Sexton was elected to vice chair after declining a nomination to assume Chair Glenn Johnson-Mussad’s position on Monday evening.“I really appreciate the support that the two folks who nominated me and spoke...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2025.GREENFIELD — As she wrapped up her first full year in...

Jan. 12: ‘The 7 Principles of Kwanzaa’ GREENFIELD — Racial Justice Rising and Twice As Smart will present “Living & Celebrating the Nguzo Saba: The 7 Principles of Kwanzaa” at the First United Methodist Church, 25 Church St., on Sunday, Jan. 12, from...

By DOMENIC POLI

Wondering what to do with that Christmas tree now that it’s 2025? Well, at least two Franklin County entities have programs in place to take those festive symbols off your hands.The Greenfield Department of Public Works will remove Christmas trees...