Greenfield Recorder
Future of Greenfield's after-school program questioned in budget review
The Ways and Means Committee is reviewing the mayor's proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which includes a 12% decrease in funding for the Recreation Department and the elimination of the youth…
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My Turn: Fifth Column… for Palestine
Nothing warms the heart of a parent more than witnessing their child study a modern-day heroine. In recent weeks, my youngest child has been finalizing her middle school year by researching the celebrity-activist Greta Thunberg. Now, as you can imagine, the opportunity to clarify the underlying realities we silently exist in was not something I […]
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My Turn: The neighbor everyone loved
Bernardston, Massachusetts is a small town known for its sense of family. It has a reputation of “Taking care of its own.” It has a population of about 2,100 until last week when it lost one its greatest citizens. Eddie was the kind of guy that heard about a breakfast place being robbed and showed […]
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4mKiller of Orange teen gets 27 years to life
KEENE, N.H. — A Swanzey, New Hampshire teen has been sentenced to 27 years to life in prison, nearly a year after fatally shooting 17-year-old Orange resident Christian Walker in the Riverside Plaza parking lot on Winchester Street in Keene. Thomas Pickford, 18, appeared in Cheshire County Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon, when he waived […]
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2mBody found in Connecticut River near General Pierce Bridge
Police are working to identify a body that was found floating in the Connecticut River near the General Pierce Bridge on Wednesday.
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4mHampshire College warns it lacks funds to complete student teach-out
Hampshire College is facing financial obstacles in its ability to complete the teach-out of students who remain on campus this summer and fall, as President Jennifer Chrisler wrote in a recent letter to the campus.