Greenfield Recorder
Report: Massachusetts towns facing ‘perfect storm’ of financial pressure
Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a financial crisis due to increasing costs, stagnant state aid and limits on taxation, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Municipal Association.
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7mFive info sessions coming up on six-town school regionalization proposal
The Six Town Regionalization Planning Board is conducting public information sessions ahead of an Oct. 6 special election to determine whether voters will approve a proposed school regionalization plan for five or six towns.
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4mHolyoke art show to celebrate Greenfield artist's pride in Puerto Rican heritage
Greenfield artist Emily Roman is scheduled to host her first solo art exhibit, titled "Patria," at Nueva Esperanza's Galeria in Holyoke on Sept. 16 to celebrate her Puerto Rican heritage.
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My Turn: ICE: Immigrant Cruelty Enforcers
With tactics reminiscent of the round-ups of Jews, Roma, and gays in Nazi Germany, Immigrant Cruelty Enforcers (ICE) are snatching green card holders, undocumented workers, and longtime residents driving to work or dropping off their children at school bus stops — yanking them from their cars as soon as their children board the bus. The […]
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9mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: A role reversal like no other
Good morning! Well that was a surprise. “I never saw this coming,” Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said after UMass demolished the Scarlet Knights, 37-21, in front of 42,454 fans in Piscataway who had their backs to the field and were rushing to the exits at halftime. In an exquisite example of role reversal, the Minutemen […]
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2mDouglas Wight
<html><head></head><body>Douglas Wight<br /><br />Greenfield, MA - Douglas Sky Wight, a recent resident of Greenfield, MA, passed away on August 27, 2026 due to natural causes. Growing up in Westfield, NJ, he enjoyed athletics, particularly tennis and ...