Greenfield Recorder
Proposed $500K override tops Buckland's ballot
Buckland voters will decide on Tuesday whether to pass a $500,000 override to fund the town's fiscal year 2027 budget, which would raise the property tax rate and cover school and municipal…
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5mGCC to expand HVAC training program
Greenfield Community College has been awarded an $810,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to expand its HVAC training program, which will train 40 students and offer entry-level and continued training cohorts.
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3mNorth Quabbin Notebook: June 1, 2026
Athol Savings Bank donates to 1794 Meetinghouse NEW SALEM — Athol Savings Bank, a division of Cornerstone Bank, has donated $1,200 to 1794 Meetinghouse Inc. to support its upcoming summer concert series. The funding will support a lineup of performances throughout the summer season, continuing the 1794 Meetinghouse’s mission to offer accessible, high-quality arts programming […]
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7mAs ICE activity rises, Pioneer Valley advocates mobilize
HOLYOKE — “When we organize, we take our power back.” That message has guided Ariana Keigan and the Pioneer Valley Workers Center (PVWC) as immigrant advocacy groups across western Massachusetts respond to increased immigration enforcement activity during President Donald Trump’s second term. Speaking Wednesday at Holyoke Community College’s annual Fair Housing & Civil Rights Conference, […]
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6mGreenfield Open Space Task Force hears from public to inform next steps
GREENFIELD — Before the Open Space Task Force starts kicking its goals into gear, the Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee invited residents to make their voices heard on the priorities guiding the group. The Open Space Task Force was established two years ago as a subcommittee of the Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee (SGIC), with volunteer representatives […]
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11mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Busting chops and bones to pick
Good morning! Nothing calls for a coffee refill like being at the kitchen table reading — or writing— about an old-fashioned rhubarb between Boston sports personalities. This one involves the Boston Sports Journal ’s Greg Bedard and the Sports Hub’s Mark Bertrand of WBZ FM (98.5), aka the Sports Hub. Two weeks ago on the Greg […]