Nightly rates to house homeless families in hotels and motels can run hundreds of dollars, with agencies often baking in the cost of food and supportive services into the bill they hand to the state, according to contracts reviewed by the Herald.
Local News
Renowned author Fred Plotkin guides tasting tour of the scambio
FITCHBURG — Author and connoisseur of fine food Fred Plotkin – well known to be a lover of all things Italian – is excited to guide a dinner and tasting tour of the scambio, the exchange of food between Italy and America, here in North Central Mass. The special dinner event, hosted by Fitchburg State […]
Earthquake felt in Massachusetts: Boston researchers have quake warning system ‘on our radar’
Earthquake felt in Massachusetts: Boston researchers have quake warning system ‘on our radar’
Massachusetts housing department approved four no-bid contracts for migrant shelter crisis
Massachusetts’ statewide housing agency inked at least four no-bid contracts in the past year to stand up services at state-run emergency shelters amid an influx of migrants, including a $6.8 million deal with a Cape Cod cab company to provide free transportation to shelter residents.
Community Calendar
Friday, April 5 Yoga & Literacy: 10:15 a.m.; Groton Public Library, 99 Main St. Learn gentle yoga and early literacy skills with Ellen Olson-Brown; ages 3-5. Register at gpl.org. Tot Time: 10:30 a.m.; Ayer Library, 26 East Main St. Stories, songs, and crafts; ages 1-3. 978-772-8250. Stories and Songs with Miss Meredith: 10:30 a.m.; Thayer […]
Groton-Dunstable override defeated
GROTON — Voters in Groton and Dunstable soundly rejected a proposed Proposition 2½ tax limit override, leaving their Select Boards and the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee facing a hard deadline of June 30 to have new fiscal 2025 budgets approved.
