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GREENFIELD — Recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, city and state officials gathered at the Greenfield Common Friday morning to raise awareness of child harm, abuse and neglect.

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GREENFIELD — City Council voted 9-0, with one abstention, to approve a resolution declaring Greenfield a “sanctuary city” for transgender and gender-diverse people Wednesday evening.

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GREENFIELD — City Council voted unanimously to settle a $354,000 home equity lawsuit Wednesday evening, putting an official end to the practice of taking the entire equity of a home in the event of a tax lien foreclosure, after the state declared it illegal last summer.

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GREENFIELD — Sebret Sanchez, who allegedly led police on a roughly four-hour foot pursuit that caused the Discovery School at Four Corners to shelter-in-place last fall, is being held without the right to bail following Tuesday’s ruling by Franklin County Superior Court Justice John Agostini.

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GREENFIELD — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell promised local officials during a visit to Greenfield on Tuesday that she intends to prioritize efforts to curb the opioid crisis in Massachusetts amid cuts and freezing of federal funding.

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GREENFIELD — For her work supporting the immigrant community housed at the Days Inn shelter before its February closure, Wendy Goodman has received the 2024 Human Rights Award.

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GREENFIELD — Fourth Grade Newton Elementary School teacher Rachel Haag said she knew she had been selected for a Grinspoon Award when Superintendent Karin Patenaude and Assistant Superintendent Stephen Sullivan walked into her office with flowers one day.

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GREENFIELD — The School Committee voted unanimously to keep the fifth and eighth grade classes at their current schools for next school year after the mayor’s fiscal year 2026 budget brought significant restraints amid previous plans to redistrict next school year.

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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.

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GREENFIELD — As Viridi Wireless’ application for a 170-foot AT&T cell tower near 112 Newton St. enters its fourth month before the Zoning Board of Appeals, Fire Chief Robert Strahan, in his role as emergency management director, spoke to first responders’ need for enhanced cell service at the board’s Wednesday night hearing.

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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.”

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After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported earlier this month that there have been more than 600 confirmed cases of measles detected in the U.S. — including some in New York, Rhode Island and Vermont — local health professionals are urging unvaccinated Franklin County residents to get their shots.

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GREENFIELD — Producer and assistant director Michael Haley, whose name has appeared in the credits of 60 feature films and 18 television movies, will speak at Greenfield Community College on Thursday about his journey from being a Berkshire Community College graduate to a Hollywood veteran.

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LEYDEN — About 12 hours after Leyden and Bernardston firefighters extinguished an attic fire on East Hill Road early Monday morning, the fire reignited later in the afternoon.

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GREENFIELD — After years of opposition to the proposed demolition of the Wiley-Russell Dam, the Historical Commission approved a letter to the Connecticut River Conservancy noting that it may be willing to support the project — contingent upon the results of a public hearing.

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GREENFIELD — In an effort to feed and unite the community, Stone Soup Cafe, in partnership with Greenfield Savings Bank, Greenfield Cooperative Bank and other local sponsors, is hosting monthly pay-what-you-can Community Soup Nights until June.

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GREENFIELD — Members of the Historical Commission expressed approval of Rural Development Inc.’s plan to build a 24-unit, four-story residential building at 170-186 Main St. at their meeting Thursday evening.

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GREENFIELD — Mayor Ginny Desorgher unveiled her nearly $67.93 million fiscal year 2026 budget proposal this week, emphasizing that while department cuts are necessary, the city will have to get “crafty and creative” to stay afloat in the years ahead.

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GREENFIELD — An ordinance that was originally introduced by resident Trystan Greist as a resolution would designate Greenfield as a “sanctuary city” for transgender and “gender-diverse” people in anticipation of federal rollbacks on rights for the LGBTQ community.

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GREENFIELD — In its annual effort to raise $20,000 for the city’s Independence Day fireworks celebration, the Recreation Department will host three different fundraising events between this Friday and June 26.