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GREENFIELD — A billboard promoting the Summer Eats program was removed this week after community members raised concerns that it depicted a racist stereotype.The billboard, which was located outside CVS on Federal Street, featured a young Black girl...
GREENFIELD — During Sunday’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration at Energy Park, a diverse crowd of residents showed a willingness to listen and an eagerness to enjoy Black culture, making organizer and Human Rights Commission member Mpress Bennu “really...
GCC president launches online conversation series SALOMON-FERNANDEZ Published: 4/20/2021 3:23:21 PM GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College is launching “Candor with Prez Yves,” a biweekly online conversation series hosted by GCC President Yves Salomon-Fernández that will feature guests from Western Massachusetts and beyond. Salomon-Fernández said she was inspired to create “Candor with Prez Yves” by the wealth of extraordinary leaders and activists engaged in crucial work locally and throughout the state. “There’s so much that we can be sharing during this time, that we c...
‘Housing is out of control’: Experts testify that county needs 1,200 more units to satisfy demand Greening Greenfield and Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR) are holding a virtual series of forums on affordable housing options and development throughout the county. Screenshot Modified: 4/11/2021 3:40:31 PM Greening Greenfield and Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR) continued to emphasize that too many people can’t find high-quality, affordable housing locally during sessions two and three of their nine-session virtual series, “Housing is...