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Deerfield and Greenfield boards of health discuss banning sale of kratom
The Greenfield and Deerfield boards of health are considering local measures to ban the sale of kratom products due to the substance's potential for addiction and its opioid-like effects.
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3mSoftball Roundup: Menace advance with win over Havoc in FCSL playoffs
The Menace defeated the Havoc, 17-1, in the Franklin County Softball League quarterfinals at Murphy Park on Wednesday night. The Menace scored scored 11 runs in the first inning. Sammi Suhl and Sofia Melnik both had a hit and an RBI for the Menace. Suhl also picked up the win in the circle with four […]
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8mAdvocates urge supplemental funding for Massachusetts SNAP caseworkers
Food security advocates are calling for supplemental funding for the Department of Transitional Assistance following Gov. Maura Healey's signing of a state budget that allocates $122 million, a level critics argue is insufficient to meet the needs of residents facing food insecurity.
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8mGreenfield discussing gender affirmation ordinance
Greenfield city councilors are considering two new ordinances to protect the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, and to require elected officials to review and attest to the accuracy of their property record cards.
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6mGill chosen for farmland protection pilot program
Gill has been selected to pilot a model for creating "Farmland Protection Plans" to help document and preserve farmland, with the goal of providing templates for protection plans statewide.
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5mUMass Amherst lands $2.1M to expand life sciences research tools
The University of Massachusetts is receiving over $2.1 million in grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to acquire an advanced optical tweezers system and micro-patterning equipment, which will enable researchers to develop new drugs and technologies for a variety of diseases.