Legislators get new committee assignments; Comerford to co-chair joint panel on pandemic response
The Massachusetts State House in Boston
Published: 2/16/2021 5:08:58 PM
The state Legislature is creating a new joint committee expected to oversee the state’s pandemic response, and one of its leaders is from Western Massachusetts.
Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, will be the Senate chair of the new committee, the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management, Senate President Karen Spilka announced last week as part of her assignments for the legislative session.
“I can imagine the charge of the committee is twofold,” Comerford said Monday. “The first charge is what are we doing now that works and doesn’t work and what must the state do better? The other is what must we do immediately to ensure that we are ready, and much more ready than we were previously, the next time a disaster of this kind strikes? And there will be a next time.”
Northfield EMS expanding services into Erving
Northfield EMS plans to expand to provide emergency services to the Millers Falls section of Erving, allowing the EMS department to increase its call volume and thus secure additional revenue. Staff File Photo/Shelby Ashline
Published: 1/14/2021 3:07:21 PM
NORTHFIELD The Selectboard unanimously approved a proposal Tuesday for Northfield EMS to provide emergency services to the Millers Falls section of Erving, allowing the EMS department to increase its call volume and thus secure additional revenue.
EMS Chief Mark Fortier and EMS member Camron Kennedy came before the Selectboard to discuss the proposed expansion. Northfield EMS, in addition to serving Northfield, currently provides services to Bernardston.
Quotable quotes of 2020: Part 2
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Published: 12/27/2020 3:15:08 PM
Editor’s note: Here’s a collection of quotes harvested from the front pages of the Greenfield Recorder in 2020. This is the second of two installments.
■“This place is a beacon of joy for the community. Historically, ice cream is a simple little treat you can enjoy with the family.” Tim Bowen, co-owner of the Northfield Creamie, on the shop’s reopening.
■“I don’t think any of us could have possibly imagined graduation in the middle of a horse track, yet here we are.” Greenfield High School Senior Class President Kevin Chen, at the graduation ceremony held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.