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MassDEP fines for asbestos cleanup in Amherst

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined a real estate company for violations during an asbestos abatement at the Grand Block Building on South Pleasant Street in Amherst

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Greenfield Middle School Phys. Ed. Teacher honored with Grinspoon Award

At Wednesday’s Greenfield School Committee meeting interim Superintendent Roland Joyal announced that Lisa Morrison, the Greenfield Middle School Health and Physical Education Teacher, is the recipient of the 2026 Grinspoon Award for the Greenfield Public Schools.

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48% of Franklin County households experienced food insecurity last year

40% of Massachusetts households experienced food insecurity in 2025

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Bridge closure in Ashfield next week

Beginning Monday, April 13th, a bridge on Beldingville Road in Ashfield will be closed for repairs

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Nurses picketing as union contract negotiations are underway

Nurses were picketing outside Baystate Franklin Medical Center on Tuesday advocating for higher wages and protected sick leave as Baystate Health is in contract negotiations with the Massachusetts Nurses Association

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Social media ban bill for children in the works

Massachusetts legislators are considering a ban on social media for children under the age of fourteen

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Greenfield implements new hazardous tree removal policy

The City of Greenfield has announced a new, streamlined Hazard Tree Removal Policy to aide residents in the management of dangerous trees on their property.

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White Bridge closed Wednesday, Thursday for inspections

The White Bridge, on Turners Falls Road over the Connecticut River, in Turners Falls will be closed today and tomorrow, April 8th and 9th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Truck strikes tree on Amherst Road Tuesday

Tuesday morning at approximately 6:45 a.m. the Leverett and Amherst Fire Departments responded to a truck versus tree accident on Amherst Road.

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Greenfield man to serve one year, pay restitution following hit and run

Vladimir Sinigur of Greenfield was sentenced on Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court after pleading guilty to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after a 2024 hit and run incident involving two women.

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