Government · Other Committee
Assessors Approve Abatements, Slow Refund Cycle
Greenfield's Board of Assessors approved a batch of motor vehicle excise abatements while confirming refund processing will shift from twice a month to once a month.
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Morning Brief
City awarded $4.4 million in development grants
Greenfield secured more than $4.4 million in state economic development grants for community projects. Also in today's brief (4 items): Greenfield awarded $4.4 million in development grants; Volunteers to plant trees at Millers Meadow; Stoneleigh-Burnham hosts Eagle Hill in volleyball; …
Sports
Greenfield sports roundup, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4
Greenfield's Recreation Commission, meeting Oct. 1, reported its fireworks account has swung from roughly negative $11,000 to a positive $2,608.41 balance, with about $18,957 sitting in the Friends of Greenfield fund as the group plans bids for the 2027 Winter Carnival and Independence …
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
Three Greenfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Hawkins, David, 67; Craig, Leon, 63; and Lapinski, Frances. Hawkins died Monday, September 28, and Lapinski was arranged through Kostanski Funeral Home; Craig died Tuesday, September 29, and was arranged through Mc Car…
Real Estate
Most September Greenfield Property Sellers Were Banks Or Mortgage Servicers
Nine property deeds were recorded in Greenfield between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only one so far carries a sale price in registry data: a $60,000 transfer to Greenfield Savings Bank, with no street address listed. The other eight transfers, on streets including Mohawk Trail, Hope Street …
Morning Brief
Budget panel debates SPED staffing fix
Greenfield's school budget panel closed the books and debated whether a new special education administrator role fixes staffing gaps. From our own coverage: Finance panel reviews budget closeout, SPED staffing. Also in today's brief (4 items): Greenfield field hockey travels to Clinton;…
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Votes to Allow Barns as Homes
Greenfield Planning Board votes to let barns and garages become homes.
Government · Other Committee
Recreation panel approves $18,500 for 2027 fireworks
Greenfield Recreation Commission sets $18,500 fireworks budget, warns funding model is unsustainable. Commissioner Dan Paisaghi's motion to fund Winter Carnival fireworks at $5,000 and Independence Day 2027 fireworks at $13,500 passed by roll call, seconded by Commissioner Mark Jakeway.
Government · Board of Health
Board revokes tobacco retailer's license over flavored wraps
Greenfield Board of Health revokes a tobacco retailer's license over banned flavored wraps, its fourth violation in two years.
Morning Brief
Authority weighs access to vacant bank building
Redevelopment authority weighed how much access to give a buyer eyeing Greenfield's vacant former bank building. From our own coverage: Redevelopment authority weighs access to vacant bank building; Conservation panel weighs riverfront ADU, land-fund shortfall. Also in today's brief (8 …
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