On Monday, Senator Jo Comerford held a virtual People’s Town Hall where she discussed the current status of different legislation including the Mass Ready Act, a $2.9 billion five-year environmental bond bill to support climate resilience and environmental priorities.
The Orange Selectboard voted in favor of designating the downtown region from the western side of East Main Street through the neighborhood north of East Main, as a “slum and blight” district, unlocking funding opportunities to address deteriorating properties.
The town of Montague has selected a new CodeRED system after the previous one fell due to a data breach.
The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has been awarded a $60,000 grant through the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program.
The Department of Fire Services has added three new drone to its Special Operations fleet to aid in fire and rescue operations by providing footage from hazardous indoor environments.
On Monday, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that the number of public school students taking Advanced Placement, or AP, exams and earning a score of 3 or higher has risen by 55% since 2021
The Massachusetts School Building Authority has accepted both the Mohawk Trail Regional High School and Sheffield Elementary School projects into the eligibility phase.
Leverett’s Chief of Police Scott Minckler was sworn in last week as the 1st Vice President of the Western Mass Chiefs of Police Association.
A head-on motor vehicle collision sent one individual to Athol Hospital Monday afternoon.
A special pickup of toys for the holiday was made at the Western Mass Media Group headquarters in Greenfield on Monday morning.