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By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — The Sewer Commission continued its May 14 public hearing for two weeks to allow time for research into possible ways to avoid drastic rate hikes in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — As a proposed zoning amendment seeking to raise the height restriction on construction nears a City Council vote this week, members of the Historical Commission expressed concerns over how such a change might impact aesthetics and shared a desire to preserve historic character.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
GILL — As the Gill Elementary School roof project through the Massachusetts School Building Authority continues to make progress, the town is seeking a $915,000 grant through the Green School Works Implementation Grants program to help fund the installation of a metal roof, insulation and solar panels.
By CHRIS LARABEE
WARWICK — With a May 2021 contract signed between the town and Charter Communications, Warwick residents were expecting to finally receive fiber-optic internet service in one of the county’s most rural communities.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
For a town like Hatfield, annual road maintenance has become increasingly challenging over the past 12 years, as state Chapter 90 money declines even as the price of hot mix asphalt rises substantially.
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — The Franklin Regional Council of Governments will conduct an infrastructure inventory around Deerfield Street, Main Street and parts of Chapman Street as the city aims to renew its Slum and Blight designation through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
By DOMENIC POLI
NEW SALEM – The nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of the Quabbin Reservoir and watershed is soliciting donations to help restore a stone arch bridge erected the year after the Civil War ended.
By CHRIS LARABEE
CONWAY — Gov. Maura Healey’s message at a Thursday afternoon press conference for western Massachusetts was clear — the state’s funding formula needs to be tweaked for rural communities and it needs to be done now.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
MONTAGUE — The town has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for traffic-calming measures, as well as bicycle and pedestrian safety infrastructure improvements, in Montague Center.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
COLRAIN — An initial review of the system evaluation study being conducted for the Colrain Sewer District has revealed the system will need at least $261,800 in repairs, with the total cost of the district’s needs expected to grow once a long-term solution for wastewater treatment is identified.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Long-dormant plans for Elm Street upgrades are soon coming to the village, as the town received a $500,000 Complete Streets construction grant.
By CHRIS LISINSKI
Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and includes major boosts for smaller and rural communities that have smaller property tax bases, but more road miles to care for.
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
NORTHFIELD — Selectboard members signed two letters of support this week as the town looks to make up the funding gap preventing the Schell Bridge reconstruction project from moving forward.
By COLIN A. YOUNG
Gov. Maura Healey announced a plan Tuesday to pump at least $2.5 billion into facilities at the University of Massachusetts, state universities and community colleges by the middle of the 2030s.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
ASHFIELD — The deteriorating bridge over Bear River on Beldingville Road has been approved for replacement by the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT), meaning the project will now enter the design phase.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
MONTAGUE — The town is starting off the new year by approving a $194,850 contract with National Water Main Cleaning Co. for a rehabilitation project focusing on 53 manholes in the Turners Falls and Millers Falls villages.
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — Joe Pugliese, facilities director with the city’s Central Maintenance Department, said he does not anticipate any maintenance issues occurring at City Hall in the near future after the building was closed Friday for electrical and...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
COLRAIN — After being tasked with auditing the safety of the intersection of Jacksonville Road and Greenfield Road at Annual Town Meeting in June, the Selectboard has declared the intersection to be safe, citing safety upgrades made between 2018 and...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
GREENFIELD — Backed by a federal grant, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is in the process of developing its own Road Safety Action Plan to serve as a guide for future traffic safety investments.To inform the plan’s creation,...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Nearly 30 years after the town purchased the property, the new-and-improved Leary Lot opened to residents and travelers on Friday, marking a national milestone.With $2.46 million from the Federal Highway Administration’s Charging and...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
LEYDEN — A frequently overflowing culvert on West Leyden Road is set to be replaced with help from a $126,600 grant from the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration. The grant will cover engineering work for the replacement project through...
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