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State auditor reviewing Mass. emergency shelter system spending
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is in the midst of an audit of the state’s emergency shelter system, according to a report from WBUR. DiZoglio, the state’s top watchdog, told the radio station she had begun a review of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities in November. As part of that review, she is auditing spending on the shelter system, which has been stretching its capacity for months.
Canada wildfire smoke adding to air quality concerns
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Traces of smoke from wildfires in Canada is being seen in western Massachusetts. “We feel a shortage of people coming in and out because, you know, everyone wants to stay inside,” said Kelly Dobbins, owner of Ionas Café and Grill. Areas in western Massachusetts...
Hudson Post 100 heads to World Series; here's a look at their opponents and season stats
Post 100 players gathered around Dick Paster on Sunday after they won the program’s first Regional championship. They were awed when he told them that the trip of a lifetime awaited. Post 100 is representing the Northeast at this week’s American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina, a first for the Hudson-based...
Help us put together a list of resources to fight homelessness
Boston ranks second in the nation for homelessness, a recent study found. What organizations or resources do you recommend to help homeless people in Massachusetts?. Boston has some of the highest rates of homelessness in the country, according to a new study from Boston Indicators, the research center at the Boston Foundation.
2 Watertown Students Graduate from College, 6 Earn Honors
Students from Watertown graduated from Western New England and Roger Williams in the spring of 2024, and local students earned honors at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and University of Delaware. Graduates. Western New England University. Lauren A. Rae graduated from Western New England University with a...
Family sues Eversource for $450 million after natural gas explosion kills Maynard father
“Because Eversource failed to maintain meaningful and clear record-keeping, it failed to operate a reasonable and safe critical infrastructure gas line maintenance," the complaint said. The wife of a man who died after a natural gas explosion in Maynard is suing Eversource Energy for $450 million, claiming the energy giant...
WHS Boys Basketball To Hold Annual 3v3 Tournament For Boys & Girls In Grades 3-8 On August 24, Registration Deadline On August 17
WILMINGTON, MA — The Wilmington High School Boys Basketball Boosters Club is holding its 3rd Annual 3v3 Tournament for Boys and Girls in Grades 3-8 on Saturday, August 24, 2024 on the Shawsheen Courts. The schedule is as follows:. Boys & Girls entering Grades 3 & 4 will play...
Third Member Appointed to Board of Assessors
After last month’s delay, the Select Board has named Anthony Leccese to serve as the third member of the Board of Assessors. Leccese will serve an eight-month term to expire on April 1, 2025. He will join Precinct 6 Town Meeting member Daniel Barry, who was appointed last month, and Dan Dargon, who was appointed in May.
Local Pakistani, Indian organizations mark Independence Days
In Acton, the Pakistani Association of Greater Boston is finalizing preparations for a celebration of Pakistan’s Independence Day, complete with live music, kite flying, food and games. Ammara Nawaz Khan, the organization’s president, said “everyone is trying to hold onto a piece of their homeland” — including Indian vendors...
WCTV NEWS: WCTV To Cover Important Select Board, School Committee & School Building Committee Meetings On August 19 & 20
Below is an announcement from Wilmington Community Television:. RMLD Current Insights — Episode 18 — Erin MacDonough, Operations Assistant. “Trees” is the word of the day on this new episode of RMLD Current Insights. Host Greg Phipps, and RMLD’s operations assistant, Erin MacDonough discuss what RMLD does to ensure the upkeep of power lines and when it is time to make a call to get the trees on your property trimmed.
Four Years after Dredging, Vegetation Covers Most of Fawn Lake
Several members of the committee established nine years ago to plan the rehabilitation of Fawn Lake are dismayed to see invasive vegetation covering most of the surface four years after completion of a dredging project designed to deter it. But they’re not surprised, with some saying that the contractor did...
HIPER Global Commits to Littleton Mixed-Use for U.S. Headquarters
Computer hardware manufacturer HIPER Global is committing to 72,500 square feet of U.S. headquarters space at 550 King St. within Lupoli Companies’ King Street Crossing mixed-use redevelopment project in Littleton, MA. HIPER Global recently completed a much larger facility for its Atlanta-area location and is now focused on growing its Massachusetts location with additional capabilities.
Orphaned cougars find new home at zoo in Massachusetts
STONEHAM - Two orphaned cougars have found a new home at the Stone Zoo in Massachusetts after their mother was struck and killed by a driver in California. Sisters Maple and Willow are 10 months old. They can now be seen by the public at the zoo in Stoneham at the Treasures of the Sierra Madre section.Cubs found wandering aloneThe cougars were found wandering alone in a California backyard in November 2023 when they were just a few weeks old. The Oakland Zoo took them in and found that while the cubs were underweight and dehydrated, they were going to be...
Good Pickin’ Farm hosts annual adult summer camp day
WESTFORD – Summer camp isn’t just for kids, at least in Westford. Good Pickin’ Farm held its annual Summer Camp Day for Adults on Aug. 10, allowing adults to partake in the summer camp activities for a day. “Jealous of all the fun kids get to have...
WILMINGTON POLICE LOG for August 9, 2024
WILMINGTON, MA — Below are highlights from the Wilmington Police Log from Friday, August 9, 2024:. Wilmington Police assisted Tewksbury Police in search for a male individual. He was ultimately located near the Shawsheen Tech in Billerica. (3:56am) A 2-vehicle crash occurred at Salem Street and Scaltrito Drive. Airbag...
Baby boy dies after being found unresponsive in car in Lexington
Lexington police found the 1-year-old in a car in a parking lot on Massachusetts Avenue Tuesday evening. A baby boy was found unresponsive in a vehicle Tuesday evening in Lexington and later pronounced dead at a hospital, officials said. Lexington police said officers responded to a parking lot on Massachusetts...
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