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GREENFIELD — The FBI is searching for 47-year-old Yanrong Zhu, a fugitive Greenfield resident who allegedly conspired with six others to grow, transport and sell illicit marijuana in a ring that spanned Massachusetts, Maine and New York, and relied on labor from Chinese nationals who were smuggled into the country.

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GREENFIELD — In an effort to curb food insecurity among Greenfield Community College students, the Franklin Community Co-op has already raised more than $7,000 for GCC’s Corner Market Food Pantry.

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GREENFIELD — Firefighters formed a line at the Fire Station’s bay doors Wednesday afternoon, applauding as Lt. William Taylor gave his final radio sign-off after 33 years of service and stepped into his retirement.

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GREENFIELD — After sitting vacant for more than a year, the roughly 1-acre parking lot at 53 Hope St. is one step closer to potentially becoming a housing complex.

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GREENFIELD — After announcing in March that the city’s new Fire Station used 250% more energy than anticipated, Director of Energy and Sustainability Carole Collins said teams have identified the problem and are working to solve it.

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GREENFIELD — Having first opened its doors in 1905, Greenfield Cooperative Bank is celebrating its 120th anniversary this summer.

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GREENFIELD — Mpress Bennu’s resignation from the Human Rights Commission and her four-year role organizing the city’s Juneteenth festivities comes following a resident’s pushback over the decision to present former Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr., found liable for racial animus in a 2022 court verdict, with a Juneteenth award.

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GREENFIELD — Of the approximately $1.65 million provided to the city in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 through the state’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, officials are proposing two separate projects aimed at helping Greenfield residents who are facing food insecurity and struggling to secure housing.

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GREENFIELD — As the encampment behind Green River Park faces frequent flooding and ongoing sanitation issues, Unhoused Community Committee members spoke with the police chief Thursday morning to discuss alternative sites in the city where the homeless could gather and camp.

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GREENFIELD — First responders from across Franklin County lined Congress Street Wednesday evening to welcome Greenfield Fire Capt. John Whitney home from the hospital following a cancer diagnosis.

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GREENFIELD — More than 150 eager customers formed a line outside the city’s new Aldi grocery store in the moments before it opened Thursday morning.

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KEENE, N.H. — Police are investigating a homicide after a teenager from Orange was found dead from a gunshot wound in a parking lot on Winchester Street.

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GREENFIELD — In the wake of federal funding cuts, Community Action Pioneer Valley’s plan to renovate the site of the former Barn Grocery Store at 95 River St. and convert it into an all-in-one service center and food pantry now faces significant hurdles.

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MONTAGUE — After the applicant quelled concerns of a fire risk, Planning Board members voted unanimously to approve a special permit for the construction of a 2.7-megawatt battery storage facility at 124 Turnpike Road.

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GREENFIELD — Officials expressed frustration Monday over procedural delays and complications while reviewing the results of the most recent groundwater testing in the area surrounding the former Lunt Silversmiths site that “strongly confirm” the contaminants are spreading.

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ORANGE — Fixing a sinkhole that was caused by a broken clay sewer pipe on East Main Street closed a portion of the road from Cumberland Farms to Grove Street on Friday.

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GREENFIELD — A crowd gathered on the Greenfield Common Thursday afternoon to commemorate Juneteenth with a message that though progress has been made, there is still a ways to go.

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GREENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve Viridi Wireless’ application to construct a 170-foot AT&T cell tower on Fairview Street, ending a six-month period of debate involving a group of concerned citizens.

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GREENFIELD — An affordable housing complex on Wells Street is in line for a large-scale renovation, thanks to nearly $5.74 million in state grant funding.

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GREENFIELD — With the CEO of Franklin County’s YMCA expected to retire June 30, the organization has selected Membership Director and Evidence-Based Program Coordinator Stacie Baumann to fill his role while a permanent replacement is sought.

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GREENFIELD — Amid increasing reports of flooding causing significant damage to homes, particularly in the area between Haywood, Smith and Hastings streets, the city is seeking state funding to help mitigate the issue.