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3 months ago
Petitioners submit signatures for Hope Street parking lot decision

In July, the Greenfield City Council voted to declare the Hope Street parking lot as surplus and issue an RFP to solicit proposals for developing the site.

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3 months ago
Hawlemont Community Gardens launched this summer

The Hawlemont Community Gardens at 10 School Street in Charlemont were launched this summer through the Hawlemont HAY program and made freely available to the whole community

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3 months ago
Vote-by-mail applications opens for Greenfield’s Preliminary Election in September

Greenfield’s 2025 Local Preliminary Election will be held on Tuesday, September 9th at Greenfield High School. Greenfield residents that want to vote by mail must submit their ballot application annually, and this year the deadline is September 2nd at 5 p.m. Voter registration and changes to voter information must be made by August 29th at 5 p.m.

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3 months ago
FRCOG releases draft Road Safety Action Plan

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments, FRCOG, released their draft of the Franklin County Road Safety Action Plan on Friday.

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3 months ago
Fire breaks out in Cook State Forest, multiple days of firefighting ahead

A fire broke out in the Cook State Forest on the Colrain-Heath town line Sunday evening and is expected to grow overnight.

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3 months ago
CPC seeking proposals for FY2026 projects

With $276,000 to spend, Greenfield’s Community Preservation Committee is beginning work on the next round of Community Presveration Act project funding for fiscal year 2026 and they are welcoming in pre-application proposals.

The pre-application process allows the Committee to determine eligibility and are due by September 17th with full applications due by November 17th. Applications may be found on the city’s website.

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3 months ago
Silver Lake reopened for swimming

ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Silver Lake in Athol has reopened for swimming […]

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3 months ago
MassDOT proposes bike, pedestrian improvements for East Main Street

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is preparing to make pedestrian and bicycle improvements on East Main Street/Route 2A in Orange.

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3 months ago
North Main Street Project progressing with retaining walls and drainage

The North Main Street Project in Orange is in full swing.

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3 months ago
Local universities named in national early decision lawsuit

A class-action federal lawsuit was filed last week in Massachusetts regarding 32 universities that allegedly violated the federal antitrust law in their early admissions programs.

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