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Valley audiences will get the chance to learn about an iconic singer and songwriter through her own music and local performers at a regional production of “Beautiful: The Carole King

GREENFIELD — A decade after the idea was first conceptualized, Greenfield’s new public library is officially set to open.“It has exceeded all of my expectations,” Library Director Ellen Boyer said Tuesday as she walked through the new library on Main...

Against popular opposition from students, parents and teachers, the local school board in Jefferson Parish is moving forward with plans to close six schools at the end of this semester.

GREENFIELD — Although between $1.25 and $1.4 million was expected to be unspent in the construction budget for the new Greenfield Public Library, some of that money may need to fund a $158,000 shortfall in the expense line dedicated to furniture,...

I read of Ellen Boyer‘s upcoming retirement as the director of the Greenfield Public Library with mixed emotions [“Turning the page at library,” Recorder, Feb. 24]. Of course I wish her well as she begins the next well-deserved chapter of her life....

GREENFIELD — After nearly 50 years of serving public libraries, Greenfield Public Library Director Ellen Boyer plans to ensure a smooth transition to the new building before retiring this summer.“My employment contract with the city was supposed to be...

Editor’s note: Here’s a collection of quotes harvested from the front pages of the Greenfield Recorder in 2022. This is the last of three installments.September“That, to me, is a slap in the face to the council and also to the town itself. A number of...

GREENFIELD — Standing in what will eventually become a second-floor reading room dedicated to the artist Hale Johnson’s wife, Lorraine, Library Director Ellen Boyer said the city’s new library is shaping up to be “everything it was promised to be.”...

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library, which has been closed since Friday due to air conditioning issues, will remain closed until at least Thursday.“Last Friday morning, the air conditioning system failed, and George VanDelinder, who is the...

With blistering heat and stifling humidity expected to remain in the area through Sunday, town governments and organizations around Franklin County and the North Quabbin are opening their doors to residents as cooling centers.The National Weather...