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State officials announced $225,450 in new outdoor recreation grants for Western Massachusetts communities this week, Franklin County Now reports from Greenfield. The Healey-Driscoll administration unveiled the funding Wednesday as part of a broader push to expand recreational access in …

Leisure Woods Estates tenants in Greenfield are facing a rent increase, Franklin County Now reported Wednesday. The manufactured-housing community, one of several mobile home parks in the Franklin County shire town, saw its rate change become the focus of Franklin County Now's story, pu…

Greenfield Senior Center held a fresh produce distribution for residents this week, giving older adults access to healthy food close to home. The Greenfield Recorder documented the event in a photo gallery published Aug. 9, one of the few local items to surface today. Separately, the to…

Greenfield's oldest calendar model draws international attention for her fitness at 96 years old. Havi Stander, a longtime Greenfield resident, continues to pose each year for the YMCA's fundraising calendar, a local tradition that caught the eye of Vietnam.vn, which published "The secr…

Greenfield's United Way held its annual backpack collection event this week, drawing donations for local students ahead of the new school year. The Greenfield Recorder's photo editor, Paul Franz, documented the turnout in a gallery published Wednesday, Aug. 5, under the headline "PHOTOS…