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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After more than an hour of public comment, City Council voted 10-1 to declare the parking lot at 53 Hope St. as surplus Wednesday evening and to draft a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a developer to build housing on the site.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With a $125,000 grant, LifePath will bolster its dementia-specific care offerings for the region by continuing to fund its Community Engagement Center.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After serving Franklin County residents for more than 16 years, Main Street Bar & Grille co-owners Christina Guevin-Gurney and Tom Gurney have sold the 94 Main St. business to longtime bar owner and first-time restaurateur Ivan Tristan.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s public comment sessions at Greenfield Community College on Wednesday drew opposition from attendees who cited a lack of transparency in the comment process pertaining to FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — As the region braces for high temperatures of 91 degrees Thursday, the city has opened cooling centers in several publicly owned buildings.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — Arranging books and various sewing supplies, Marianne Snow waited for visitors to arrive at the Greenfield Public Library’s first drop-in mending clinic on Tuesday.

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — Make it nine wins in a row for the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team, as it scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to an 11-3 victory over Greenfield Post 81 on Tuesday evening at Vets Field.

BY AL NORMAN

In July of 2023, I wrote a Pushback column about the Benderson company of Buffalo, New York which had purchased a 6.7 acre parcel on the edge of Greenfield behind the Mohawk Trail McDonald’s. Out of state developers like Benderson, Robar and Ceruzzi are turning Greenfield into Anytown, U.S.A.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Human Rights Commission voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to support a statewide single-payer health care system on Monday, bringing the idea one step closer to City Council.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The David Wells bell, a 250-pound silver bell that was constructed at Paul Revere’s foundry and given to Greenfield resident David Wells in 1799, is in need of a new home — and no one seems to have the space for it.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — There’s no training needed for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western Massachusetts’ annual Point 5K, but participants should bring their appetites.

GREENFIELD — Members of the Massachusetts Rural Workforce Training Network will be at the Greenfield Public Library on Monday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to noon to provide information about working in health care professions and answer questions about the network’s free training program to become a community health worker.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

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.

By BILL LANE

By AHMAD ESFAHANI

I am writing about the July 3 article entitled, "Community classics return: A look at Franklin County’s summer sports staples." [Recorder.com]. Noticeably absent from this article are tennis events organized by the Greenfield Tennis Association (GTA).  This summer season there are seven events scheduled between now and the end of September, including the Beacon Classic which has been played for decades right here on the clay courts of Greenfield.  People interested in participating can find more information at https://tinyurl.com/GTA-Tennis.Brian Lamore, Greenfield Tennis Association

In case you missed it, the first annual Triple Trivia fireworks fundraiser for the Friends of Greenfield Recreation was a success. We raised over $1,500 for the Greenfield Fireworks Fund that night, and we hope to make even more in the coming weeks. How, you ask? Well, check this out.

By GRACE CHAI

Massachusetts is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War this year and next with initiatives and events across the state, funded by $2 million in grants from the Healey-Driscoll administration, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library invites the community to a giant family-oriented game of Twister that will fill the Community Meeting Room on Wednesday, July 23, at 6 p.m.