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Greenfield looks to expand community policing, increase transparency Greenfield Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. in his office at the Police Station. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner at City Hall. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Greenfield Police officers Laura Gordon, left, and William Gordon pose for a portrait with their St. Bernard therapy dogs, then 9-week-old Donut, and then 7-year-old Clarence, in June of 2018. Laura Gordon was recently appointed the Greenfield Police Department’s community resource officer. Staff File Photo/Dan Little Published: 2/24/2021 4:55:14 PM GREENFIELD Looking to expand community policing and increase transparency with the public, the Police Department has created a new community resource officer position to make important connections, including with vulnerable populations and social service agencies. ....
State troopers arrest 3 in Bernardston for allegedly trafficking heroin, fentanyl Benjamin Kendall, 31, of Vershire, Vt., Brooke Rowell, 37, of Concord, Vt., and Jesse Pease, 39, of West Fairlee, Vt., were arrested on drug trafficking-related charges after being stopped by Massachusetts State Police on Interstate 91 in Bernardston early Monday morning. COURTESY PHOTO/MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE Published: 1/26/2021 5:46:13 PM BERNARDSTON Three Vermonters face charges following their arrests while traveling on Interstate 91 early Monday morning with suspected narcotics in the vehicle they were in. Benjamin Kendall, 31, of Vershire, Vt., Brooke Rowell, 37, of Concord, Vt., and Jesse Pease, 39, of West Fairlee, Vt., were stopped by Massachusetts State Police while going 88 mph in a 65 mph zone in a Chevrolet Silverado at roughly 1 a.m. ....
Greenfield City Council approves $163K for new radios for first responders STRAHAN Related stories join statewide system GREENFIELD The city’s first responders have the green light and the $163,000 they need to buy new radios to improve communications and join a statewide system. The City Council unanimously approved the money for the digital radios Wednesday night at its monthly meeting, with councilors saying they want to see their community and its firefighters and police officers safe. The $163,000 will be provided from the city’s free cash account. “We have an outdated system, that if we don’t do this, will cost us a lot more in the long run,” Greenfield Fire Chief Robert Strahan explained. “These radios were purchased 15 years ago.” ....
Greenfield mayor pleased with first responder vaccine clinic, COVID-19 testing site Northfield firefighter Jim Wright is checked in to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by AMR paramedics Suellen Bellows and Martin Biela at the John Zon Community and Senior Center in Greenfield last week. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner at City Hall. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Related stories GREENFIELD Mayor Roxann Wedegartner says testing for COVID-19 and vaccinating first responders against the virus has been “very successful” in Greenfield, and she’s proud of the job that has been done. “We have vaccinated 480 first responders from across the county and we’ll be done Friday,” she said Wednesday. ....
PHOTOS: Seven promoted in Greenfield Police Department Seven Greenfield police officers were promoted during a ceremony at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. From left: Christopher Rowell, promoted to permanent sergeant; Megan Cloutier, promoted to sergeant; Christopher Greene, promoted to sergeant; Todd Clark, promoted to permanent sergeant; Todd Dodge, promoted to lieutenant; Dan McCarthy, promoted to lieutenant; and William Gordon, promoted to deputy chief. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Greenfield Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. presides over a ceremony promoting seven Greenfield police officers at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner welcomes those attending a ceremony promoting seven Greenfield police officers at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ ....