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Last June, Biogen, a drug manufacturer based in Cambridge announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted “accelerated approval” for a brand name drug called Aduhelm, the “first and only Alzheimer’s disease treatment” that works...
GREENFIELD — Over the last few weeks, passersby may have noticed red signs beginning to crop up on lawns around the city — an effort by a local campaign committee in advance of the Nov. 2 election.The signs, placed by the Fair Referendum Committee,...
Proposed Greenfield charter changes heading to Appointments and Ordinances Committee "> "> Published: 7/19/2021 5:21:33 PM GREENFIELD — The public will have a chance to comment and provide feedback on the proposed changes to the city charter at an upcoming meeting of the Appointments and Ordinances Committee. The virtual hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, at 5:30 p.m. “The Charter Review (Committee) has passed the torch onto A&O,” said Precinct 6 City Councilor Sheila Gilmour, who was part of the Charter Review Committee and is also a member of the Appointments and Ordinances Co...
My Turn: Next pandemic will we treat the homebound better? AL NORMAN Published: 6/9/2021 1:13:10 PM Massachusetts began administering COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 15, 2020. One hundred four days later, on March 29, Gov. Charles Baker announced the launch of a new “Homebound Vaccine Program.” By that point in time, the commonwealth had already administered 3,409,635 doses of vaccine to the public. The Homebound Program was clearly not as high a priority as reaching patients in nursing facilities, where COVID fatalities were a daily headline. As a result, homebound elderly and disabled pe...
My Turn: ‘Let us speak for ourselves’ Published: 6/1/2021 8:34:33 AM I am writing to express my concern and disagreement with the current recommendation of the Greenfield’s Charter Committee. They have put forth a recommendation that will affect the ability for referendums to be placed on the ballot. Currently the Charter states that in order to protest a decision made by City Council or School Committee, the petitioner must bring a petition requiring 10% of the number of total voters that voted in the most recent biennial town election but not less then 2½% of all registered voters o...