Shutesbury Select Board Adopts Employee Committee Policy, Defers Hybrid Meeting Rules
Shutesbury's Select Board approved a new employee committee membership policy and signed onto a regional land conservation earmark at its July 21 meeting.
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Firehouse Magazine Spotlights Greenfield Fire Headquarters Design
Greenfield's fire headquarters drew national attention this week as Firehouse Magazine featured the facility in its "In Quarters" series on standout station design. The all-electric, energy-efficient building, designed by H2M architects + engineers, was highlighted alongside other notab…
Greenfield Committee Targets Fall Precinct Meetings and Spring Boards-and-Commissions Fair
Greenfield's Community Relations Committee moves toward fall precinct meetings and a spring civic fair.
Whately Conservation Commission issues enforcement order over illegal Mill River brush clearing
Whately Conservation Commission issues enforcement order over illegal brush clearing near the Mill River.
Greenfield's Recreation Department reported record swim-area crowds and a $36,000 fireworks fundraising haul as summer programs hit their midpoint.
Greenfield's Recreation Department told commissioners this week that the town swim area had its busiest July 4 on record, with camp, Starsports Soccer, pickleball, golf, field hockey and skateboard clinics all underway this summer. The department's Fourth of July fireworks fundraiser --…
Obituary notices, week of July 13 through July 19, 2026
Two Orange obituary notices were published this week: Imbriglio, Carmine J. (77) and Matthews, Ralph T. Jr. (90), both of Orange and both under the care of Witty's Funeral Home, with death dates of July 16, 2026. Full service and family details were not available in the sources reviewed…
Obituary notices, week of July 13, 2026 through July 19, 2026
Two Greenfield obituaries were posted this week: Letourneau, Edward, 74, and Schuetz, Theodore "Richard," 78, both listed as Greenfield, Massachusetts residents who died Monday, July 13, 2026. Letourneau's arrangements are being handled by McCarthy Funeral Home of Greenfield; Schuetz's …
Only one of seven Whately deeds this period discloses a sale price
Seven property transfers were recorded in Whately between June 19 and July 18, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: $20,000 for 170 Chestnut Plain Rd, sold by Gary Richard Kloc to Florence Bank. The other six sales -- on North Street, Westbrook Road (twice), Masterson Road, Poplar …
Only One of 10 Wendell Property Transfers Discloses a Sale Price
Ten property transfers were recorded in Wendell between June 19 and July 18, but only one -- 216 Jennison Road, which sold July 15 for $46,000 to Country Bank For Savings -- included a disclosed sale price. That figure serves as both the period's price range and its median, since no oth…
Only One Of Five Warwick Property Transfers Discloses Sale Price
Warwick recorded five property deed transfers between June 19 and July 18, but only one disclosed a sale price. That transaction, an unaddressed Warwick property sold by Carl A. Schmidt and Rachel D.W. Rome to Louis Z. Brengard, closed at $50,000 on June 30. The other four deeds -- at 6…