Poet's Seat Tower repair costs are rising again, Greenfield officials say, complicating restoration plans for the city's landmark. Mayor Ginny Desrogher told the City Council on Wednesday, August 20, 2026, that new estimates for fixing the historic overlook tower continue to climb, Fran…
Greenfield schools land a share of a new statewide civics education grant. Franklin County Now reports Greenfield is one of 28 Massachusetts districts, along with the Gill-Montague and Quabbin Regional school districts, to receive the new civics funding. The same outlet, in a report dat…
Greenfield's Relay for Life of Franklin County has raised more than $95,000 for the American Cancer Society this year. The total, first reported by Franklin County Now under the headline "Relay for Life raises nearly $100K for the American Cancer Society," puts the Greenfield-based camp…
Greenfield's Appointments and Ordinances Committee is drafting a new ordinance to regulate crowd control in town. Franklin County Now reported on August 17, under the headline "Greenfield crowd control ordinance in the works," that the committee is continuing to shape language for the m…
The Greenfield School Committee voted against new rules to regulate artificial intelligence use in schools, Franklin County Now reported Friday, Aug. 14. The panel's decision means the district enters the new school year without a formal AI policy governing classroom use of the technolo…
State officials announced $225,450 in new outdoor recreation grants for Western Massachusetts communities this week, Franklin County Now reports from Greenfield. The Healey-Driscoll administration unveiled the funding Wednesday as part of a broader push to expand recreational access in …
Leisure Woods Estates tenants in Greenfield are facing a rent increase, Franklin County Now reported Wednesday. The manufactured-housing community, one of several mobile home parks in the Franklin County shire town, saw its rate change become the focus of Franklin County Now's story, pu…
Greenfield Senior Center held a fresh produce distribution for residents this week, giving older adults access to healthy food close to home. The Greenfield Recorder documented the event in a photo gallery published Aug. 9, one of the few local items to surface today. Separately, the to…
Greenfield recorded 15 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but only four deeds had a sale price recorded, ranging from $50,000 to $303,410 with a median of $120,000. The month's top recorded sale was 88 Newell Pond Road at $303,410, sold by Karen M. Wasielewski and Karen M. Rooney to
Greenfield's oldest calendar model draws international attention for her fitness at 96 years old. Havi Stander, a longtime Greenfield resident, continues to pose each year for the YMCA's fundraising calendar, a local tradition that caught the eye of Vietnam.vn, which published "The secr…
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