Greenfield Board of Health Bans Kratom Sales
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.