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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As the Oct. 12 deadline for public comment on the Northern Tier Passenger Rail study approaches, communities around Franklin County are sending letters of support to the state for what some officials say could be a “game-changer” for the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Local police had a slithery surprise on Thursday morning when they encountered what they believe to be an endangered snake on Pleasant Street. Greenfield Police Officer Marcus Johansson responded to a report of a large black snake sunning...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As the Greenfield Garden Cinemas was completed in the late 1920s, Hollywood was introducing a novel idea into more and more movies: sound. In 2024, cinema co-owner Isaac Mass and local movie historian Jonathan Boschen are offering an opportunity to...

By ALLEN WOODS

In my first try at college, beginning in 1968, I didn’t major in journalism, or English, but experimented with writing, and read voraciously. A literate friend tutored me in the types and styles of writing, including the period’s passionate debate on...

While I understand the need to replace the water main below Main Street in Greenfield and the importance of updating the infrastructure of our city, officials have really dropped the ball on this one. By leaving a gravel strip exposed on the westbound...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Connecting people who are coping with legal matters with vital services can help prevent recidivism. It was with this in mind that the Franklin County Justice Center was chosen as the site of a Community Resource Fair featuring roughly 30...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — School Committee discussions on whether to consider stationing a school resource officer in the city’s schools resulted in a 3-3 tie vote on Wednesday, leading the issue to be tabled until the October meeting.Wednesday’s discussion comes...

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...

A letter of gratitude long overdue. Our Greenfield community service workers deserve special recognition and appreciation for their outstanding professional service given to me from a car accident I had a couple months ago in Wendy’s parking lot.While...

By DOMENIC POLI

Intervention from the largest-ever addiction prevention and treatment program produced a 15% reduction in non-fatal opioid overdoses, but no difference in the number of overdose deaths, according to a report published by the New England Journal of...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

TURNERS FALLS — A day never forgotten, remembered again. On Sept. 11, 2001, the world was shocked by four coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people and injured thousands more. That morning, the Muslim militant group...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Residents and public safety officials packed the John Zon Community Center Tuesday night, cheering as Police Chief Todd Dodge’s 6-year-old grandson Silas pinned a badge to his uniform.The symbolic act, which followed a swearing-in...

By DOMENIC POLI

The Source to Sea Cleanup has provided a valuable service to the Connecticut River Valley since its 1997 inception. And it can provide receipts.Nearly 40,000 volunteers have removed 1,100 tons of trash, almost 14,000 tires and 144,000 beverage...

By SHERYL HUNTER

It’s never easy to bid farewell to summer, and fortunately, there are a few summer music series chugging along, providing us with a last gasp of the warm weather months before we have to resign ourselves to life in the great indoors. Let’s take a look...

By WENDY GOODMAN

 In regard to the Aug. 20 letter “Liberals not so tolerant” [Recorder], I think the writer misses the point.I speak for myself and some other “liberals” who had similar “outsider” experiences. It seems if we fought for change, we are now labeled...

The Greenfield Fire Department will hold a ceremony marking 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Fire Station, located at 41 Main St. in Greenfield.Fire Chief Robert Strahan said the...

‘Healing Trauma’ group continues for eight weeks GREENFIELD — “Healing Trauma,” a confidential support and discussion group that explores the impact of interpersonal violence and trauma on individuals, meets in a hybrid format on Tuesdays from 4 to 6...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City councilors are pleading for increased transparency from the School Department amid concerns over the district’s spending, particularly on special education transportation.This year, the School Department’s more than $878,000 special...