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Greenfield's Board of Licensing approved more than a dozen permits at its May 19 meeting, clearing a full slate of summer events and two liquor license changes unanimously.

Greenfield schools plan to absorb a $1.7 million budget gap using reserves, with no program cuts.

Greenfield's Opiate Use and Prevention Commission voted unanimously to table draft mini-grant applications for individuals and organizations until its June 15 meeting, as members redesigned the program into a three-tier structure.

Greenfield's Community Relations Committee voted 3-0 with one abstention to advance a resolution backing state rent stabilization legislation and a November ballot initiative capping annual rent increases at the rate of inflation, up to 5 percent.

Greenfield Recreation Commission votes to hold Winter Carnival 2027 on February 5-7 and flags a $7,500 staffing cut.

Greenfield's Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to recommend a technical Central Commercial zoning fix and spent over an hour debating a broader free-fridge and farm-stand proposal.

Greenfield Human Rights Commission goes bimonthly, skipping July and September through year-end.

Greenfield's Ways and Means Committee reviewed proposed FY27 budgets for public safety and the Department of Public Works at a May 11 meeting that ran more than four hours with no formal votes taken.

Greenfield Board of Assessors clears property database backlog and restructures member stipends.

Greenfield Ways and Means Committee approves 25 capital budget orders totaling more than $3.5 million for FY2027.