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17 Local Firefighters Graduate from Firefighting Academy
Springfield— State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership today announced the graduation of 17 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting their communities every day, and today’s graduates are needed now more than ever,” said State...
Advocate says migrant, unhoused families were planning to sleep at MBTA station
QUINCY - The state has made it clear that its emergency shelter program is at capacity. That has not stopped dozens of migrants heading to Massachusetts through any number of federal programs. Last week, the state announced it would stop allowing so-called "newcomers" to sleep at Logan Airport. Families had been sleeping there when they first arrived in Boston through the airport's Terminal E. In doing so, the state said families would be sent straight to emergency shelters like the one in Norfolk at the old Bay State Correctional Center.On Tuesday, WBZ-TV found dozens of people being dropped off...
Sunderland receives $195K grant to study, design multi-use trail from Whately to Amherst
SUNDERLAND — With a $195,090 MassTrails grant, visions of people walking and biking on the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path from Whately to Amherst are one step closer to becoming a reality. Alongside a $76,840 match from Sunderland, which is the lead community on the grant, the money will help...
Tree falls into Palmer home, crews work to clear damages following severe thunderstorms
PALMER, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Wednesday evening was a stormy one western Mass, with thunderstorms that brought with them high winds and heavy rain, leaving significant damage in their path. Maria: abbey: many of us experienced that heavy rain and thunderstorms first-hand today….but unfortunately for many, the storm didn’t come and...
Summer Camp Crafts at Zion Common Room
The Common Room is an affordable, accessible community space located in the beautiful sanctuary of Zion Lutheran Church in Downtown Pittsfield. Join artists, musicians, performers, nonprofits, and neighborhood groups in discovering the joy of building community in the Berkshires. From farmers markets to choir concerts, weekly yoga to annual fundraisers, board meetings to public presentations, they host a wide variety of organizations and events year-round.
Hinsdale Community Dayz This Weekend
The Hinsdale Community Weekend will be held on July 19 - 21, 2024 in Hinsdale, MA at the Hinsdale Fire Department (located at 95 Maple Street) and surrounding areas. Admission is Free for All Events!. Friday, July 19th:. • Movie Night at the Wayne Walton Pavilion behind the Fire Department...
Real Estate Taxes Due August 1st
Real estate taxes are due Thursday, August 1, 2024. The Town of Amherst offers many ways to pay your taxes including:. Online using our secure payment portal (www.amherstma.gov/payments). Using our secure drop box located on the Main Street side of Town Hall (4 Boltwood Ave). Via mail addressed to Collector’s...
James Duerr Completes Incoming Freshman Class For Massachusetts Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts hockey will welcome 6-2, 190-pound right-shot forward James Duerr to the squad for 2024-25, UMass head coach Greg Carvel announced on Thursday. Duerr, who comes to Amherst out of the United States Hockey League (USHL), joins forward Cameron Dunn, defensemen Francesco Dell'Elce, Daniel Jencko, Larry Keenan, Charlie Lieberman, Finn Loftus, Kazimier Sobieski and goaltender James Norton as the ninth and final member of the Minutemen's incoming freshman class.
Seven Student-Athletes Recognized on CSC Academic All-District Teams
NORTHAMPTON - Seven Smith College student-athletes earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-Distric accolades, the organization announced throughout the year. The Academic All-District program recognizes the nation's elite student-athletes for their combined performances in their chosen sport and in the classroom. In order to earn a spot on the All-District Team, student-athletes must be a starter and maintain at least a 3.50 GPA.
Amherst Town Council rejects candidate over tilt toward abutters
AMHERST — Written and oral comments from a resident indicating she would prioritize views of abutters when decisions are made by the Planning Board, and might bring a confrontational relationship toward the University of Massachusetts, have cost her a position on the municipal permitting panel. A divided Town Council...
Herrell’s Ice Cream to open pop-up shop in North Amherst this summer
AMHERST — Herrell’s Ice Cream, a mainstay on Old South Street at Thorne’s Marketplace in downtown Northampton, will be opening a pop-up shop in the North Square at the Mill District in North Amherst by the end of July, with plans to have a permanent location there in the near future.
Darcy Dumont: Townwide trash service checks all the boxes
Conceived as a means to significantly reduce waste and resident costs in Amherst, the townwide waste hauler bylaw proposal is moving forward after several years of wheel-spinning. In 2020, the Department of Public Works received a technical assistance grant from MassDEP to look at the viability of changing from the...
$2M in historic tax credits for Jones Library expansion off the table
AMHERST — Around $2 million in historic tax credits sought for the $46.1 million expansion and renovation of the Jones Library will not be available after the project was deemed ineligible by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, whose staff are citing concerns about losing the “historic fabric” inside the building’s 1928 section and the addition’s large mass.
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