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Major changes set to impact migrants in Mass. shelter system
BOSTON - Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday said Massachusetts is "out of shelter space" and announced changes that will have a big impact on migrants entering the emergency assistance system, including a new prioritization policy and a five-day stay limit at overflow safety-net sites. Prioritizing some evicted residents and veteransStarting Aug. 1, Healey said Massachusetts will prioritize families for shelter system placement if they became homeless because of a no-fault eviction or other sudden circumstance beyond their control like a flood or fire. Families with at least one veteran will also be prioritized, as will those with significant medical issues, newborn...
Employee Caught Stealing Cash From Mansfield Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say
The Tolland County incident happened in the town of Mansfield, at a restaurant on Storrs Road, at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Connecticut State Police said 28-year-old Jennifer Spencer entered the business after hours, without the owner’s permission, and stole cash from the register. She was caught after...
2 arrested following federal investigation at Springfield building
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities have released new information related to an investigation at a Springfield apartment building. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont said that 20-year-old Hussein Iman of Springfield and 37-year-old Joseph Cadorette II of Williamstown, VT are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of fentanyl and cocaine base.
Mass. Gaming Commission talks MGM Springfield garage, firearms, in closed-door session
SPRINGFIELD — Who has authority over guns confiscated from the public at the MGM Springfield parking garage?. More than two years into a law enforcement turf war over firearms city police spot in vehicles at MGM, still no one knows. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission continued talks on guns and parking garage security at MGM Springfield on Wednesday, but the meeting was held behind closed doors.
August brings a free admission day to 31 cultural institutions throughout Greater Boston
Celina Colby is an arts and travel reporter with a fondness for Russian novels.... VIEW BIO. Every day for the entire month of August, a different Massachusetts museum or cultural institution will offer free admission as part of Highland Street Foundation’s August Adventures program. The Museum of African American...
Four-bedroom home sells for $850,000 in Amherst
A 3,106-square-foot house built in 1965 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Amherst was sold on July 2, 2024, for $850,000, or $274 per square foot. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features a gambrel roof design constructed with asphalt roofing. The property encompasses a generous 0.3-acre of land.
Kids Bowl Free! A local explanation
Spare Time in Northampton is one of the bowling alleys in this area that provides the Kids Free Bowl. (Pinz in the Hampshire Mall in Hadley also has Kids Free Bowl.) This includes two FREE games, but does not include the cost of shoes. Every day from May 1st until...
Annual Juried Show at Gallery A3 in August
Gallery A3 announces its 9th Annual Juried Show, on display from August 1-31, 2024. “The theme is IMPERMANENCE,” noted exhibit co-coordinator Paula Hite, “embracing art that speaks to the ever-changing, transient, and often cyclical nature of all things as experienced in the realm of human relationships and emotions and as encountered in the material and natural worlds.” The juror, Maria Timina, is the Curator of Russian and European Art at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. An Opening Reception will be on Thursday, August 1, 5-8:00 pm, and an online Art Forum, open to the public, is scheduled for Thursday, August 15, at 7:30 pm. Galley A3 is located a 28 Amity Street 1D. Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday, 2 p.m.- 7 p.m.
School Officials Offer Condolences for Herberg Student's Sudden Passing
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Herberg Middle School student has been identified as the presumed drowning victim at Benedict Pond in Great Barrington last week. Earl Giver Essien, who would have entered eighth grade in the fall, was remembered for her brightness in personality and academics. Superintendent Joseph Curtis shared...
Pearl Street Library showcases Enfield teen’s work
ENFIELD — Through a partnership between Pearl Street Library and the Enfield Public Schools Visual Arts Department, recent Enfield High School graduate Alexis Mastrangelo has the opportunity to exhibit some of her artwork, a passion that she has had since her earliest days. “Like many others, I have always...
Mosquito Spraying in Worcester on Thursday, July 25
WORCESTER – The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) scheduled a truck-mounted pesticide spraying in Worcester on Thursday, July 25, after 8:30 PM. The announcement comes after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed detection of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitos collected in Worcester. The detection came...
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