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Rent control measure stirs criticism, support at Holyoke event
A coalition of landlords and officials in Holyoke oppose a 2026 rent control ballot measure, arguing it stifles production, while protesters and some legislators demand urgent relief for tenants.
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2mRichard King
<html><head></head><body>Worcester, MA - Richard "Dick" Hood King, 92, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2026, surrounded by family. Born in Boston on January 24, 1934, Dick graduated from Harvard College (1955), served in the U.S. Nav ...
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11mH.S. Roundup: Ryley McMahon earns medalist honors, South Hadley golf cruises past Hopkins
SOUTH HADLEY — Last week, the South Hadley Golf team put together its three lowest team scores of the season, including two rounds shooting under 180, and still lost all three matches. On Monday, the Tigers broke 180 again, this time earning themselves their second win of the season, and first at their home course, […]
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4mNew noise study supports Hadley battery energy storage project
HADLEY — Hadley planners are close to giving approval to a stand-alone battery energy storage system on Breckenridge Road following a consultant’s assurances that noise from the project will be in compliance with state law. At the Sept. 15 continuation of a hearing for ZP Battery Devco’s plans for the 5-megawatt system, to be located […]
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6mHealey eyes winter energy relief as affordability bill remains stalled
BOSTON — Without signals that legislative negotiators are close to agreement on a long-debated energy affordability bill and as some Bay State households get ready to turn the heat back on, Gov. Maura Healey said that her administration is discussing “relief we can provide to people” heading into fall and winter. Energy policy negotiations have […]