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A presidential kiss for Officer Clarence: Greenfield PD’s comfort dog present for slain Capitol officer’s services
Greenfield Deputy Chief William Gordon and his comfort dog Officer Clarence joined other K9 First Responders team members and met with Congressman Jim McGovern, center, at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Officer Clarence outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Officer Clarence sits next to a Capitol Police cruiser. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Officer Clarence takes a quick nap before resuming his duty as one of several comfort dogs who attended the services for slain Capitol police officer William “Billy” Evans this week. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Greenfield Recreation Department Notebook: April 13, 2021
Published: 4/15/2021 2:38:00 PM
Home Alone Safety: For ages 9 to 11. The program, taught by Greenfield Police Officer Laura Gordon, prepares children for situations that can happen when staying home alone. This free class will take place at the Greenfield Middle School field on April 27, at 6 p.m. Registration is required.
Parking Meter Painting: A free self-guided program for ages 16 and older. The meters will be available to paint over the course of three days. All supplies are provided. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 through May 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Youth Center. Registration is required.
“Rec the Night: Jedi Academy”: Children in grades five through seven will learn the ways of the force, master the skills of the light saber and even build their own droid to take home. Friday, May 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Youth Center. Registration is required. Participants are encouraged to bring recycled materi
Mental health clinician to respond with area police
The Greenfield Station on High Street in Greenfield. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DAN LITTLE
The Montague Public Safety Complex on Turnpike Road in Turners Falls. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/13/2021 5:06:07 PM
Three Franklin County police departments have teamed up with Clinical & Support Options (CSO), allowing them to work with a mental health clinician, starting May 12, when they receive calls involving mental health issues.
The nonprofit, which operates licensed behavioral health clinics throughout Western Massachusetts, will provide a master’s-level clinician who will work out of the Greenfield Police Station and be dispatched regionally, not only in Greenfield, but to Montague and Deerfield, too. When called upon, the full-time regional co-response clinician who is yet to be announced will arrive to the scene with an officer to provide expertise in the areas of emotional and mental health and behavioral de-escal