The vote on a Proposition 2 1/2 override for the town of Orange’s 2026 budget, failed to pass 352 to 721.
The Healthy Incentives Program, HIP, reimbursing SNAP households for funds spent at farmers markets, farm stands, and farm shares, has been restored to $40 per household per month starting in July.
Cooling Centers are opening for the public during this heat wave. Greenfield will be using City Hall, the library, and the John Zon Community Center.
Fourth of July events are popping up across Franklin County.
On Saturday, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey called President Trump’s attack on Iran “illegal” and “unconstitutional,” as the attack was not approved by Congress.
Approximately 2 million Massachusetts adults – over 1 in 3 residents – experienced food insecurity in 2024, and an alarming 24% faced very low food insecurity, a figure that has quadrupled from just 6% in 2019
A Greenfield resident is starring in a feature film, Stonegate.
This week the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $50 million in grant funding to implement solar and electrification projects within state entities.
Free parking for the Green River Festival begins today and continues through the weekend.
UMass Amherst has entered a hiring freeze and departments are beginning work to prepare for possible budget cuts as the university is receiving less federal funding
