Search Results

Keyword search: GOVERNMENT

By JAMES PENTLAND

PLAINFIELD — A dispute between town officials and two residents over alleged health, building and wetlands violations at their property has devolved into a legal stand-off, with the residents flouting a court order to permit inspections.Town officials...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The deadline for the second round of law enforcement officer recertification passed about two weeks ago and the executive director of the state’s police certification agency reported Wednesday that things went “very smoothly” and that most...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — More details about how to spend the remaining $4.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act money Amherst has available are expected to be presented to the Town Council on Monday.Town Manager Paul Bockelman said this week that he anticipates...

By JAMES PENTLAND

WILLIAMSBURG — After seeing some of the area’s widespread flooding from a helicopter as she flew from Hanscom Field in Bedford to Northampton, Gov. Maura Healey stopped in Williamsburg Wednesday morning to learn more about flood-related damages...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Money to move the cable control room for the public access station from Smith Academy to Memorial Town Hall is included in a new 10-year contract between the town and Comcast.On Tuesday, the Select Board, acting as the Cable Television...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — The state has issued more than double the number of learner’s permits in the last 10 days than this time last year, after a law went into effect July 1 allowing undocumented immigrants who live in Massachusetts to apply for driver’s...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — After a contentious public hearing Wednesday evening that ended in the City Council passing a pregnancy center ordinance, Mayor Nicole LaChapelle vetoed the measure Thursday afternoon.First introduced nine months ago and revised...

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON — A federal judge hadn’t even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Gov. Maura Healey orchestrated a major reserve shipment of the drug through the state’s flagship university. But despite pledges of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After hearing more than an hour of testimony from numerous residents, the Selectboard deemed a dog dangerous and ordered it be confined to its owner’s property.With reports from several people around town, Police Chief James Sevigne Jr. and...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Anyone with a cellphone in their pocket can likely be tracked — to the grocery store or the gym, to work or school, to religious services or health care appointments. With prolific data available on Bay Staters’ day-to-day lives, a bill seeks...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra is set to receive a $37,500 pay increase in her annual salary next year, after a vote to increase the mayor’s salary was unanimously approved by the City Council Thursday night.The move to increase the mayor’s...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Amid boisterous jeers and cheers in a packed community room at Cliffview Manor, the Housing Authority board Tuesday night announced the executive director’s intention to resign on June 23, shortly before agreeing to a contract that will...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council approved a $52.2 million budget for next fiscal year Wednesday night, but not before council members engaged in significant discussion on the importance of maintaining specific programming in the city’s...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched a survey to gain insight about the experience residents and business owners have related to energy usage.The survey, available at https://tinyurl.com/EasthamptonCAPSurvey, is one of several outreach methods...

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — Susan Bronstein defeated Jonathan Albitz by four votes in the town’s Select Board race on Saturday, according to Town Clerk Katrin Kaminsky’s unofficial results.Bronstein, the chairperson of the Westhampton Planning Board, said Monday...

By CHAD CAIN

NORTHAMPTON — The next mayor, City Council and two school committees could be in line for significant pay increases starting in January should councilors go along with the recommendations in a recent report by an independent advisory board.The Elected...

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — As a longtime member of the chief executive body in town, Phillip Dowling has seen a lot of matters come before the Select Board.From disputes over dog bites and financial obstacles to procurement and hiring, Dowling has worn several...

By JAMES PENTLAND

GRANBY — Town and school budgets and other major expenditures will be presented to voters for approval when the second half of the annual Town Meeting gets underway Monday, June 5.What isn’t on the warrant this year but could be in the near future...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city is looking for residents to weigh in on how to improve vehicle and pedestrian safety around the Pleasant Street mills district. In an effort to help establish a vision for the future of the district, a community meeting will be...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council has accepted a $30.4 proposal from a Needham firm to redevelop the city’s three former elementary schools into more than 60 units of mixed-income housing, though the New York City nonprofit that lost out on the project...