Area Property Deed Transfers, Aug. 21

Local and Green: Town committee considers waste hauler changes, RFP

On Aug. 6, the Town Services and Outreach Committee of the Amherst Town Council (TSO) considered consultant Mimi Kaplan’s draft RFP and decision-point document addressing the reform of our waste hauler system based on the 2022 proposal to amend Amherst’s waste hauler bylaw. In the discussion were committee members George Ryan (Chair), Jennifer Taub, and […]

Leverett launches Witness to History signs to mark town's 250-year legacy

LEVERETT — In a town founded two years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, around 55 properties, including homes, cemeteries and stone walls, already existed during the American Revolution. To recognize those properties and the built environment that has witnessed the entirety of the 250 years of the United States, the Historical Commission […]

Making News in Business, Aug. 21

Roberts joins Western Mass EDC SPRINGFIELD — Justin Roberts has joined the Western Mass Economic Development Council (WMEDC) as chief marketing officer. Roberts will serve in a fractional leadership capacity, working alongside EDC President and CEO Aaron Vega and the EDC team. The addition advances Vega’s strategy to strengthen the EDC’s role as a regional […]

A Look Back, Aug. 20

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Gov. Healey stumps in Northampton to discuss affordability, federal cuts ahead of November election

FLORENCE — Meeting with Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra, Sen. Jo Comerford and other supporters, Gov. Maura Healey made her way to the Sip413 Coffee Shop Wednesday morning to discuss food security, housing, federal funding cuts and other issues impacting western Massachusetts and the state at-large. The visit to Paradise City was a stop on Healey’s […]