Devlin Gauthier News Today

In central and western Massachusetts, 53 municipalities had no transactions above the $1 million threshold in 2022. Under Healey's bill, only a handful of areas would raise major sums -- in the tens of millions of dollars -- for new affordable housing.

AMHERST — Citing her self-induced abortion before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States, District 2 Councilor Pat DeAngelis is urging that a town bylaw be put in place as soon as possible to provide greater protections to residents and...

AMHERST — Amherst officials are recognizing and honoring LGBTQ+ residents and affirming their civil rights in June, both through a Town Council-adopted proclamation and the raising of the Progress Pride flag outside Town Hall.The flag will be raised...

AMHERST — Amherst officials are recognizing and honoring LGBTQ+ residents and affirming their civil rights in June, both through a Town Council-adopted proclamation and the raising of the Progress Pride flag outside Town Hall.The flag will be raised...

AMHERST — Citing her self-induced abortion before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States, District 2 Councilor Pat DeAngelis is urging that a town bylaw be put in place as soon as possible to provide greater protections to residents and...

AMHERST — Water and sewer regulations, along with associated bylaws that spell out penalties for violating these rules, are in place.The Town Council enacted the regulations and bylaws as part of its consent agenda at its April 3 meeting, taking...

AMHERST — The Finance Committee is expected to decide Monday night after a public forum whether to recommend that the Town Council use $9.29 million in capital reserves for the new elementary school project.The committee has already voted unanimously...

AMHERST — The Town Council is formally asking the Finance Committee to evaluate using more reserves to reduce the costs to taxpayers of the $97.5 million Proposition 2½ debt-exclusion for a new elementary school.At a nearly four-hour meeting Monday,...

NORTHAMPTON — Supporters of enhanced passenger rail service in western Massachusetts packed the Senior Center Tuesday to testify before the legislative commission studying the project’s governance and funding.From as far afield as Greenfield, Palmer...

AMHERST — Amherst’s Finance Committee is recommending that up to $5 million from the capital stabilization fund be directed toward the $98 million elementary school project to pay the initial costs of installing geothermal and photovoltaic systems.But...