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After a long weekend, it is the first week of June. Summer is getting closer and many high school students are already out of school. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Superintendent Retires: Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith has officially retired. Starting today Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight serves […]

The Montgomery County Council introduced a resolution Thursday showing support for maintaining Open and Shared Streets programs. The county’s Department of Transportation (DOT) began the Shared Streets program when the COVID-19 pandemic started, according to the resolution. It closed some roads to cars to allow outdoor activities like walking and dining. Areas like the Bethesda […]

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Driven by feedback from the public, the city will be reconfiguring the downtown corridor once more by making it all one-lane traffic and pushing on-street parking over to...

5:27 After years of planning, Adams, Massachusetts secured millions in state funding for the Greylock Glen nature center project last week. Town Administrator Jay Green says that’s not all that’s going on in Adams this spring. Green spoke with WAMC about other recent developments in the Berkshire community, from battling COVID-19 to plans for a celebration of its most famous native – Susan B. Anthony. GREEN: Weve had a lot of private sector interest in in Park Street. You know, we receive...

WAMC News has learned that Pittsfield, Massachusetts city councilor Nick Caccamo will not seek a fifth term.

Cape Cod Times HYANNIS – Laura Isbrandt and Jim Berube initially intended to buy a home on the Cape when they decided to relocate from the South Shore. Berube, who owns D&M Inflatables in Rockland, wants to expand his business over the bridge. The couple searched for a house for three months before giving up. Then one day they came across what they were looking for ... at the Cape Cod Times building. "We were walking down Main Street and came in here," Isbrandt said of the new Residences ...

Gardner News GARDNER — Visitors to the downtown area will soon have more outside waiting and dining options while patronizing local businesses and eateries. City officials will soon begin erecting several tables and canopies in the Maki lot across from the Gardner Ale House, one table at West Lynde Street, as well as some on the sidewalk next to the George C. Sweeney parking lot at the intersection of City Hall Avenue, Main Street and Pleasant Street. The city received a $48,000 grant last y...

WINCHENDON — Residents can expect to see some big changes all across the downtown Toy Town area. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently announced the next recipients of the next round of funding from the Baker-Polito administration’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces Program, which includes Winchendon. The town will receive $243,600 to create a safe, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant walking route connecting Murdock High School, Memorial Elementary School,...

HYANNIS – Laura Isbrandt and Jim Berube initially intended to buy a home on the Cape when they decided to relocate from the South Shore. Berube, who owns D&M Inflatables in Rockland, wants to expand his business over the bridge. The couple searched for a house for three months before giving up. Then one day they came across what they were looking for ... at the Cape Cod Times building. "We were walking down Main Street and came in here," Isbrandt said of the new Residences at 319 Main & O...

Navy Pier welcoming back visitors as Open Chicago plan loosens restrictions for restaurants, theaters, festivals, more WLS Replay Video UP NEXT As Chicago takes another step toward normalcy with new reopening plans, Navy Pier welcomes back visitors to some of its outdoor spaces and attractions Friday as part of its phased reopening. The gates officially opened Friday morning after being closed for months and visitors can now enjoy the outdoor spaces, the Centennial Wheel, tour ...