🌱 What happens next after Baystate Franklin nurses reject their contract offer?
Greenfield Town, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Greenfield Town! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What happens next after Baystate Franklin nurses reject their contract offer?
- How is The Arbors at Greenfield tracking in new COVID case data?
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 91, low: 56.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Baystate Franklin nurses reject 'best and final' contract offer (wwlp.com) — Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield have overwhelmingly rejected Baystate Health’s “best and final” contract offer, keeping the possibility of a short strike on the table. Union leaders say staffing, recruitment, and health insurance remain unresolved, and they’re now working with a federal mediator to push Baystate back into negotiations that could affect local hospital services. 
• COVID-19 Cases at Assisted Living Residences in western Massachusetts (wwlp.com) — State health officials are tracking COVID-19 cases at assisted living facilities across western Massachusetts, including The Arbors at Greenfield in Franklin County. While the report doesn’t list exact case counts here, it reminds residents that numbers depend heavily on how much testing each facility conducts and that some local cases may still be undetected or unreported.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Deerfield School District posted a job opening for Part Time Dishwasher Utility Worker in Deerfield. Apply here.
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - $18.00 per hour, plus commission and incentives! in Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenfield Town here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Sounds Local: A band that ‘Kept Rising': The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow celebrates a new era with a performance in Shelburne Falls (recorder.com)
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Bernardston
- Flutie 5K for Autism returns to Bernardston for third year (recorder.com)
- Real Estate Transactions: June 12, 2026 (recorder.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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