LEOMINSTER — After months of damage forms, data collection, applications, and consultants, the city received some unwelcome news Monday night. Officials learned that President Joe Biden had decided not to sign the disaster declaration for the city and FEMA officials had determined that the Sept. 11 flood had not caused damage of “such severity and […]
Maura Healey
Former RI transit official to lead western rail expansion
There are still many steps on the path to a functioning West-East Rail system across Massachusetts, but the Healey administration took one key step Tuesday in naming a director for the project. The administration turned to Andy Koziol, a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate with nearly 16 years of transportation experience, as its new point […]
Migrants may be eligible for $30,000 housing assistance boost
Eligible homeless families already in emergency shelters, including migrants from other countries, are eligible for a state-run program that provides up to $30,000 over two years to find stable housing.
Healey not restoring $1.68M she cut from 30+ fire departments in state budget shortfall
The nearly $2 million Gov. Maura Healey cut in local earmarks for roughly three dozen fire departments across Massachusetts last month won’t be restored, but her administration says it still supports firefighters.
