4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (432+ words) GREENFIELD — The same day Gov. Maura Healey enacted an executive order barring state permitting agencies from allowing the construction of new data centers without approval from local municipalities, the Greenfield Economic Development Committee voted to recommend the City Council pass…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1157+ words) ORANGE — The town administrator has been offered the municipality’s first town manager job, after a nearly month-long saga that saw the Selectboard’s top pick withdraw from the process due to feeling uneasy about the divided vote to appoint her. “[I’m]…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (362+ words) ORANGE — The woman who was offered the municipality’s first town manager job has withdrawn from contract negotiations, sending Orange back to the drawing board. Stephanie Hirsch rose to the top of the applicant pool and became the Selectboard’s top choice…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (545+ words) When the UMass football team travels to Rutgers for its season opener on Thursday, Sept. 3, coach Joe Harasymiak will have intimate knowledge of the opponent at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The gameplan should be simple for the Scarlet…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1258+ words) The UMass football season starts Thursday in Piscataway, New Jersey, against Rutgers in 52,000-seat SHI Stadium (6 p.m.; Big Ten Network). According to the Rutgers athletic department UMass will be getting $1.55 million and 500 complimentary tickets to make the trip. UMass will run…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (480+ words) Greenfield Recorder As schools across Massachusetts prepare to welcome students back and adjust to new responsibilities under the state’s recent immigrant protection law, the governor’s office shared new guidance on Tuesday for handling situations that involve immigration enforcement at schools…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (630+ words) The UMass football team’s season-opener at Rutgers on Sept. 3 is fast approaching and as its fall camp winds down, the anticipation is ratcheting up. The Minutemen’s offense continues to work through an overhaul led by new offensive coordinator Max Warner…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1119+ words) GREENFIELD — Residents had an early opportunity on Friday to get up to speed on the nine ballot questions that they’ll be asked to decide on when they go to the polls during November’s general election. Around 30 residents were in attendance…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (193+ words) Greenfield Recorder The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Greenfield Community College and the Orange Transfer Station. Residents and businesses must register by Sept. 9. Online registrations may be submitted…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (796+ words) TURNERS FALLS — Seventy-five years ago, a Franklin County mother wrote a letter to the Greenfield Recorder calling for fellow parents of children with disabilities to come together and support one another. Rita Marguerite Canedy had two children with disabilities and…...