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Homelessness in Worcester County increases for third straight year
The population of unhoused people in Worcester County grew nearly 20% from 2023 to 2024, exacerbating housing advocates’ fears that it could be a while before homelessness in the region declines. The nonprofit Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance recently released data it gathered in January as part of the U.S....
See all homes sold in Worcester County, June 23 to June 29
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Worcester County reported from June 23 to June 29. There were 261 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,956-square-foot home on Oak Hill Road in Fitchburg that sold for $455,000.
Construction continues on Gardner's 'pocket park' - What's happening
Construction continues on a "pocket park" in downtown Gardner. The $376,635 project will convert the site of the former Maki Building on Parker Street into a three-tiered space to be used for outdoor seating, permanent cornhole boards, and a performance stage. A pocket park is defined as a small-scale site...
Editorial: Improved maternal care would ease pain of Leominster closure
Maybe something positive will come out of the closing of Leominster Hospital’s maternity ward after all. UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close that vital birthing unit last September sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the Department of Public Health needed more leverage to bear in these situations.
TOWNSEND CONSERVATION COMMISSION LEGAL NOTICE FOR NOTICE OF INTENT
The Townsend Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 7:15pm to consider a Notice of Intent filed by Matthew S. Marro Environmental Consulting for the applicant Ace Your Home Lux, LLC for property located at 21 Emery Rd; Map 16 Parcel 50-30. The proposed work is for the replacement of an existing septic system within the 100-ft. Buffer Zone. This is a joint hearing under the requirements of MGL Ch. 131 §40, as amended, and the Townsend Wetlands Protection Bylaw and Regulations, as amended. Plans are available at the Commission’s office at Town Hall, 272 Main St Townsend MA 01469. For information email: Conservation@TownsendMA.gov.
FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Attleboro to close July 3
The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Attleboro at Bristol Community College is scheduled to close on Wednesday, July 3 at 3 p.m. The DRC has been open to assist residents affected by the severe storms and flooding that took place Sept. 11-13, 2023 in Bristol and Worcester counties. Affected residents...
West of Boston, locations are gifted with unconventional nicknames
ATHOL, Mass. — Athol once hosted a number of tool companies, but today, just one looms over Tool Town - Starrett Tools, makers of precision measuring instruments. Wormtown Brewery was founded in 2010 in an ice cream shop, and now can be found in five states, with two tap rooms – one in its hometown, Worcester, the other at Patriot Place in Foxborough.
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