Greenfield Recorder
My Turn: Every day at the Dawg
I have been thinking a lot about loneliness lately, mostly because the CDC keeps calling it an epidemic. They say one out of every three seniors struggles with loneliness, and that chronic isolation…
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7mGreenfield data center moratorium to continue as proposed ordinance rather than zoning amendment
The Greenfield Planning Board has suggested that the City Council implement a one-year moratorium on data centers ordinance, rather than going through the lengthy process of amending the zoning code twice, allowing the Planning Board to focus on crafting a final zoning amendment.
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4mOwnership change pending for Food City stores in three states
Food City grocery stores in New England, including the Turners Falls location, are being sold to Shiv Holdings Corporation.
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10mStories from western Franklin County during the Revolutionary War era
During the American Revolution, towns in western Franklin County, such as Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Rowe and Shelburne, played active roles in the war effort.
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6mFit to Play with Jim Johnson: Wellness is too expensive
Ever since the U.S. Surgeon General announced in 1976 that half of all illness is behavioral, wellness became for sale. Today, 50 years later, reports indicate that Americans spend about $2 trillion a year on wellness, approximately 33% of the entire world’s global expense. By all accounts, this practice will continue and increase. The cost […]
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7mFrom Global to Local: We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history
“Ecosystems, wildlife and the Earth itself are living beings with inherent rights to exist, evolve and regenerate.” This, the Rights of Nature philosophy and movement, is led by Indigenous people worldwide who hold that humans are partners and guardians not owners of land, water and wildlife. Indigenous peoples perceive land, air and water as ancestors […]