Greenfield Board of Health Bans Kratom Sales
The Greenfield Board of Health voted to ban the sale of kratom products at its Wednesday, July 29 meeting, per Franklin County Now. The vote, detailed in "Kratom Sales Banned by Greenfield Board of Health," bars local retailers from selling the herbal supplement going forward. Separatel…
DATELINE -- GREENFIELD
The Greenfield Board of Health voted at its Wednesday, July 29 meeting to ban the sale of kratom products in town, according to a Franklin County Now report on the proceedings.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The LAVA Center's PeaceBirds Project exhibit will wrap up with a free public closing event Thursday, Aug. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m., paired with a related program called "Phoenix in the Holy Land," according to "The PeaceBirds Project Closing Event and Phoenix in the Holy Land at The LAVA Center," a report from Berkshire on Stage. The gathering marks the end of the peace-themed art installation's run at the Greenfield venue (read it at https://berkshireonstage.blog/2026/07/31/the-peacebirds-project-closing-event-and-phoenix-in-the-holy-land-at-the-lava-center/amp/).
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Kratom Sales Banned by Greenfield Board of Health," Franklin County Now reports: board members voted at Wednesday's meeting to prohibit local retailers from selling the herbal supplement, the outlet reported (read it at https://franklincountynow.com/news/216612-kratom-sales-banned-by-greenfield-board-of-health/).
"Dorothy Arsenault - Greenfield Recorder": Dorothy "Dolly" Arsenault, 82, of Greenfield died at home on Wednesday, July 29, surrounded by family, according to the Greenfield Recorder; a Legacy.com listing of the same obituary lists calling hours for Aug. 13 (read it at https://recorder.com/2026/08/01/obit-dorothy-arsenault-211966725/).
"Donald Faulkner - Greenfield Recorder": Faulkner, a Greenfield native born in 1961, is remembered in a newly published Greenfield Recorder obituary (read it at https://recorder.com/2026/07/31/obit-donald-faulkner-211953828/).
"Robert W. Weeks III Obituary (1977 - 2026) - Greenfield, MA - Franklin County Now - Legacy": Weeks, a Greenfield resident, is being remembered with a visitation planned for Aug. 27, per the Legacy.com listing distributed through Franklin County Now (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/franklincountynow/name/robert-weeks-obituary?id=62081179).
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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