Search Results

Keyword search: Greenfield MA

By SHERYL HUNTER

Elvis may have left the building, but he will soon return when Greenfield native Travis Ledoyt brings his Elvis Presley tribute act back to the Greenfield High School on Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m.

8:58 a.m. — Report of an unwanted person at the homeless shelter on Arch Place. Male got into his vehicle and left. Clinical & Support Options was advised to seek a no-trespass notice via the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

By AL NORMAN

A year ago, state Sen. Jo Comerford sent a letter to the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, regarding energy infrastructure siting and permitting.

John Brown, speaking at his trial for treason in fomenting a “slave rebellion” in 1859: “I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.”

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The man accused of barricading himself in an Elm Street home on Friday morning, resulting in a six-hour standoff with police, pleaded not guilty to home invasion and assault charges in Greenfield District Court on Monday.

By MARY WESTERVELT

The May 3 Recorder’s front-page article, “Beekeepers report 1.6M colony loss,” reports a worrisome decline in honey bee colonies. However, the article gives the erroneous impression that bee colony loss equals pollinator loss. This is not the case.

Thank you for your article on the Biz-M-Power grant recipients by reporter Madison Schofield in the May 16 Recorder (“Local businesses get funding boost”). Biz-M-Power is a great program run through MassDevelopment’s Growth Capital Division. Applicants featured were required to work with one of several organizations statewide, such as the Franklin County CDC, to submit applications and set up a crowdfunding webpage. We were proud to work with most of the businesses featured in the story who were able to raise funds to grow their operations. So many great success stories!

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As Greenfield Community College’s 308 graduates step out into a tumultuous world, they were urged to stay grounded in their values by a commencement speaker who one time left the world.

By MARGUERITE MORRIS WILLIS

All of my life I have loved fiction as learning and teaching tools, starting with Nancy Drew. Within that genre of books I am grateful that my granddaughter insisted that I read Harry Potter. In fact now we have a book club of two who are reading a fantasy series, Book 1 in the Poppy War series by R. F. Kuang.

The May 16 article titled “Supreme Court could uphold birthright citizenship” raised an issue unrelated to the case itself, which was, when or if federal district court judges can issue injunctions for the entire country to pause implementation of presidential executive orders until the cases are settled at the highest level.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Thirty students who achieved their high school equivalency credentials were honored Thursday, as they were urged to continue their learning journey.

6:34 a.m. — Theft of a 2004 Honda Civic reported on Devens Street. Report issued.

By JON HUER

Nowadays, you ought to feel like Rip Van Winkle: If you had gone to sleep on Trump’s Inauguration Day and woke up today, you wouldn’t recognize your own America you see. What used to be a slow, boring continental drift in political affairs is now an avalanche every day.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a six-hour police standoff, Franklin County Regional Special Response Team officers apprehended Greenfield resident William Judd, who was alleged to have been armed and barricaded himself in an Elm Street home Friday morning.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

As Greenfield’s All Souls Church congregation gears up to celebrate its 200th anniversary with a day of worship and celebration, lunch and music on May 18, Chair of Worship Kate Mason and Membership and Heritage Committee member Russ Pirkot discussed the ever-changing role Unitarianism brought the for those wishing to break free from more restrictive religions.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — School Committee members voted 4-2 to provide a resolution to City Council requesting that $350,000 be added to the School Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget as Mayor Ginny Desorgher maintains her commitment to a conservative budget amid rising insurance costs and uncertain state and federal funding.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A former Leyden police chief must pay $10,950 in restitution after having been found in possession of town-owned equipment received through a program that transfers excess military equipment to nonmilitary law enforcement agencies.

GREENFIELD — Dogs and their human companions will unite on Sunday, May 18, at 11 a.m. for the annual Mutts and Mayhem obstacle course at the Green River Swimming and Recreation Area. All proceeds benefit Paws Park on Petty Plain Road.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city will host its 15th annual Bee Fest on Saturday, featuring the unveiling of the city’s first bee sculpture to be stationed at the Big E festival this summer.