Greenfield Recorder
My Turn: Rental Registry is wasteful duplication
The proposed Rental Registry ordinance is a wasteful duplication of existing statutes and ordinances that doesn’t even solve the problem it is proposed to solve. The problem is bad landlords in…
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8mNew 60-home subdivision proposed for Log Plain Road in Greenfield
The Greenfield Planning Board recommended a one-year moratorium on data center construction and reviewed preliminary plans for a 60-lot single-family home subdivision called Evergreen Trail Estates.
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7mAs I See It: All men are created socialist
The recent rise of socialism apparently prompted two opposite political responses: For conservatives, Trump declares that “(socialism) is the opposite of the American system.” For liberals, our own U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren publicly demanded, “Give us more of that socialism!” (Greenfield Recorder, Aug. 17). For thinking Americans, by rediscovering socialism, we are merely coming home […]
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4mNorth Quabbin Notebook: Sept. 5, 2026
New Salem Cultural Council accepting grant applications NEW SALEM — The New Salem Cultural Council is accepting grant applications for its fiscal year 2027 round of funding, with Oct. 15 serving as the deadline for submitting electronic applications. The Massachusetts Cultural Council will sponsor an online informational session on the Local Cultural Council grant application […]
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6mErving celebrates $14.7M for long-awaited Evergreen Circle housing complex
State Housing Secretary Juana Matias announced $14.7 million in state and federal funding for the Evergreen Circle housing project in Erving, which will provide 18 senior apartments and eight multigenerational townhouses.
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6mAuthority seeks 20M more gallons a day from Quabbin Reservoir
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority requested an additional 20 million gallons per day from the Quabbin Reservoir to supply eastern Massachusetts, a proposal facing strong opposition from local residents and lawmakers over concerns regarding equity and environmental impacts during a drought.