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By MIK MULLER

As it happens every year, the Greenfield Recreation Department hosts the annual July 4 fireworks; this event is funded by donations and fundraising, not by the city budget. The cost is about $18,000. Our fundraising events this year have included indoor mini-golf in April and a Cornhole Tournament in May. We are grateful for the generous sponsorship from local businesses, and participation from the community. Our June fundraiser is put on by the Friends of Greenfield Recreation.

Thank you columnist Tolly M. Jones for your important My Turn,” Free-ish since 1865” [Recorder, June 18]. So much truth is spoken in this piece, it should be required reading for all white people. This country was built on genocide and slavery, yet this actual truth is not taught. Racism by erasure.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — Though Japanese knotweed towers over Greenfield resident Wisty Rorabacher at the Green River Swimming and Recreation Area, the scale of the invasive plant species is not a source of intimidation for Rorabacher and her group, the Floodplain Forest Restoration Project.

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Every positive change — every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness — involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception. ~ Dan Millman

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The Green River Festival returned to the Franklin County Fairgrounds for the 39th year, kicking off the summer and showcasing improvements from last year by emphasizing all the Pioneer Valley has to offer in talent — and beer.

Franklin County has unique 200-million-year-old features called Jurassic armored mud balls (“JAMBs”). Hopefully, many readers have heard about these. The Massachusetts Legislature is considering recognizing JAMBs as the official state “Sedimentary Structure,” in addition to over 50 other distinctly Massachusetts items such as Podokesaurus (state dinosaur), Dinosaur Footprints (state fossil), and Boston Crème (state donut).

President Donald Trump is proposing draconian cuts to international humanitarian aid, human services, to public media, and aid to low-income Americans. I thought the reason for cutting international humanitarian aid was to better use that money for Americans in need. But we are cutting funding from Americans too. I thought the reason for cutting so much “waste” was so we could take the burden of high taxes off American taxpayers. But if the military is going to get 13% more funding than there is zero overall savings to give back to Americans. I thought we were moving out of Ukraine to save money for American taxpayers. Yet the military is getting so much more money. So I just do not get it. Please explain to me MAGA, what is the point?

By CHRIS LARABEE

MONTAGUE — The Community Health Center of Franklin County is getting ready to hit the road.

By ALLEN WOODS

The signs of summer are everywhere and hard to ignore. Birds surround the feeders, swooping and squabbling and feasting on a banquet of seeds and nuts, the grass threatens to grow up around my ears overnight, the sun lingers for hours at dusk, and the solstice brings more daylight than we’ve seen in a full year. It’s a glorious time in New England, bathed in verdant green and luscious gold, with months of heat and light ahead.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Greenfield business owner and belly dancer Elizabeth DeNeeve and South Deerfield belly dancer Emily Gaylord having been co-producing a belly dancing showcase called “Molten: An Evening of Belly Dancing at the LAVA Center” where the two aim to not only entertain, but educate audiences on the Middle Eastern style of dance. 

I am profoundly disturbed by the response of the Greenfield and Turners Falls police force to a domestic violence complaint. A small army of men dressed up in tactical gear, complete with high-powered guns? According to an article in the Recorder, the woman had left the house and was out of danger. The alleged abuser was locked in a bathroom. What person in their right mind would unlock that bathroom door and step out of the house knowing that many guns would be directly aimed at his head? What was the goal of the official who decided to deploy such a force of strength? By far a better, more sane response would have been to bring in a few police officers who understood the value of and had well-developed skills in negotiation and de-escalation. Instead, it seems that those in charge employed the ugly, dark tactic of instilling fear, not only in the man cowering in the bathroom, but in the community as well.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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.

12:29 p.m. — Passerby reports two male parties are fistfighting at Poet’s Seat Tower. No fighting found upon police arrival.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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.

By SHERYL HUNTER

It’s finally here, the big weekend that so many of us have been waiting for. The Green River Festival will take place at the Franklin County Fairgrounds from Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22, and the good news is that tickets are still available.