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Puffers Pond in Amherst closed to swimming
AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Puffer’s Pond in Amherst has been closed to swimming due to high levels of E. Coli bacteria. The town said it conducts its water quality testing weekly and it will post an update next Tuesday, July 9. Until then, residents are urged to swim elsewhere.
Fairgrounds to temporarily hold off on hosting motor sports events
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield has is temporarily declining to host motor sports activities there. The decision was made as a result of noise and air pollution concerns raised by several residents of the fairgrounds neighborhood in recent months. An air quality...
Governor Healey announces $27 million in Fall River, Springfield, Worcester, other communities to create hundreds of new housing units
LOWELL – Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced $27 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) awards to create 547 total new units in 11 Gateway Cities across the state. “We expanded the HDIP program in our tax...
Groundbreaking held for 43-unit affordable housing development in Ludlow
An affordable housing organization in Massachusetts is celebrating a milestone in Ludlow – breaking ground for a 43-unit multifamily housing development almost a decade in the making. Frames, beams and walls have been going up at the site of “Greenstead Grove” off Fuller Road as the project overseen by...
Frustrated fans sounding off after music fest cut short, last-minute venue change
Capulet Fest promised a three-day hard rock fest that will “have your mind blown,” according to its website. But fans are pulling out their hair Monday trying to get their money back after cancelled sets, and a last-minute venue change too. The CT Attorney General’s Office is now...
Chicopee fireworks rescheduled to July 19th at Szot Park
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Chicopee fireworks celebration has officially been rescheduled to Friday, July 19th at Szot Park. This comes after the fireworks were postponed last week due to the weather. The fireworks will start around 9 p.m. but attendees are encouraged to arrive earlier to get a good...
Northampton school committee crafts response to teachers’ union’s ‘no confidence’ vote in superintendent
Weeks after the Northampton Association of School Employees announced their “no confidence” vote in Superintendent Dr. Portia Bonner, the city’s school committee approved an official statement detailing its support for the head of Northampton Public Schools. It comes as the city deals with a budget situation that...
July 1, 2024: Welcome newcomers!
It’s the nation’s birthday this week, so we learn about the local process of becoming a new American citizen. We speak to Harleen Kaur Multani, a naturalization and immigration paralegal; Laurie Millman, director of the Northampton Center for New Americans; and soon-to-be American Rosa Cuevas about the annual July 4th Naturalization Ceremony happening in Northampton.
Easthampton City Council weighs in on art space rent dispute
The Easthampton City Council has passed a non-binding resolution in support of affordable arts spaces there. This comes in the wake of a rent dispute for studio space on Cottage Street. The building is owned by Riverside Industries, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The agency says it...
How does a progressive Mass. city balance housing, neighborhood and climate issues?
Walk through the 5 acres of thick woods in a forgotten pocket of Northampton near downtown, and it’s best to wear knee-high boots for the mud even in the heat of June. Go toward the end of the day, when the sun sneaks in past the oak and maple tree trunks ringing the lot’s western perimeter, you might look a deer in the eyes and see its coat lit orange in the evening light.
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