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On street parking ban in Ludlow due to ongoing construction
LUDLOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Ludlow Department of Public Works has issued an on-street parking ban due to ongoing road work. Residents cannot park on Merrimac Street from these streets listed below:. East Street to Cambridge Street. Laconia Street from East Street to Winsor Street. That parking ban will be...
7-Year-Old From Massachusetts is a Finalist in National Mullet Competition
Now this is a contest I can support. Mullets are making a comeback, whether you like it or not. Today, a "modern mullet" is a very popular hairstyle with boys and men of all ages. A "modern mullet" is simply a mullet with not as much hair hanging on to...
We’re No. 1: New ranking says Mass. schools are the best
The report compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 metrics. Massachusetts has the best schools in the country, according to a new report from WalletHub. The report, comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 metrics, accounted for performance, funding, safety, class size, and instructor credentials.
Mass. SJC tosses out murder conviction for getaway driver in Charlestown shooting
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday overturned a first-degree murder conviction against a man who prosecutors say was the getaway driver in a fatal November 2014 shooting in the Charlestown section of Boston. The court found there was no evidence to suggest the man intended for the victim to be killed.
State park in Windsor Locks closed because of storm damage
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) - A state park in Windsor Locks was closed because of storm damage. Windsor Locks Canal State Park was off limits on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP did not specify the extent of the damage. The park features a...
United Way Blooming Backpacks collecting donations
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — United Way’s annual Blooming Backpacks drive is underway with the collection of donated new backpacks filled with school supplies from the community happening now through August 8th when the distribution event is set to be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield. This program has provided hundreds of backpacks to Franklin County students since 2005.
Run for, by its employees: Paragus IT completes 8-year transition to being 100% employee-owned
HADLEY — When the employees of Paragus Strategic IT’s Hadley office stroll into the office on a given morning, they know that they have a good reason to stay there. After implementing the first stages of a plan in 2016 to transfer ownership of the business to its workers, the company completed that lofty goal in February to make Paragus 100% employee-owned, with company founder and CEO Delcie Bean transferring the rest of his stake in the company while continuing to serve in his position.
Around Amherst: Nonprofit gifts $40K to Affordable Housing Trust
AMHERST — A nonprofit organization that has long supported efforts to provide housing for low- and moderate-income individuals, and helped launch the town’s first overnight emergency homeless shelter in 2009, is making a donation to the Amherst Affordable Housing Trust before closing down. The Interfaith Housing Association of...
Family wants answers after ring theft at Baystate Franklin Medical Center
SPRINGFIELD — A Leverett family is pleading for the return of a diamond engagement ring that was stolen from their late 99-year-old matriarch while she was being treated last month at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. The woman, Hilda May Williams, also of Leverett, subsequently died. Her daughter, Shelley Carey...
UMass researching including care provisions in labor data
AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — UMass Amherst’s Political Economy Research Institute has been awarded $2.7 million to improve U.S. data infrastructure related to both paid and unpaid care provision. The end result of the project will be improved policies and programs driven by easily accessible data at the intersection of economics and care.
Berkshire Humane Society Pets of the Week: Meet Binx, Luna & Willow
Every Wednesday at 8:30 we're joined by John Perreault, Executive Director of the Berkshire Humane Society to discuss all the happenings at their Barker Road facility, plus talk about their Pet of the Week. This week's Pets of the Week are a lovely trio of guinea pigs! The group consists...
2024 All-Western Mass. Boys Volleyball: State-champion Westfield leads all selections with seven
Masslive announced its 2024 All-Western Mass. selections on Tuesday, July 23. Less than two months after earning their fifth Division II state championship, the Westfield boys volleyball team was rewarded with seven combined selections, while Agawam was next with six. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
Just days left for tricky Beacon Hill compromises
Massachusetts State House lawmakers are scrambling to finish at least some of the work they assigned themselves this year before recessing in six days for the remainder of the year.Why it matters: House and Senate members leave most of the heavy lifting until the very end of their two-year session.Deals are worked out between the branches until and beyond the 11th hour, but there's usually one or two major pieces of legislation that won't pass simply because elected officials ran out of time.The big picture: There's plenty more work in front of the top Democrats that schedule votes and negotiate...
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