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  Aaron Frank, Town Manager National EMS and Public Works Weeks: The Town of Colchester celebrated both National EMS Week and National Public Works Week from May 16-May 22. We thanked and honored our Emergency Medical Services providers in our Rescue and Technical Rescue squads for their selfless dedication to saving lives and keeping community members healthy and safe, especially during this last tough year during the pandemic. We also honored our Public Works employees who serve an impo...

Amherst Town Hall renovation to impact parking spaces FILE PHOTO Published: 3/14/2021 8:07:58 PM AMHERST — A prime parking lot in downtown Amherst will either be removed entirely or shrunk in size when the North Common in front of Town Hall is renovated. Afters several years of planning, presentations and discussions, the Town Council is likely to vote later this month on the project that Town Manager Paul Bockelman said could leave more than half of the 32 parking spaces, under one scenari...

Most downtown Amherst businesses reject idea to remove parking as part of North Common renovation Updated Mar 08, 2021; AMHERST – A majority of downtown businesses are rejecting a municipal idea that would strip parking spaces from North Common lot, as part of a planned $1 million to $2 million common renovation project. Results of a survey indicate 63% of downtown businesses oppose removing North Common parking spaces, at the north end of it; 37% are in favor of the town administration’s ...

Around Amherst: Businesses get boost from state Winter Pivot grants By SCOTT MERZBACH AMHERST — Several local businesses recently received $500 grants, matched with an additional $500 from other sources, that could help sustain them through the remaining winter months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Using an earmark secured in the state budget by Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, and administered through the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, 18 businesses in ...

Amherst weighs improvements to Pomeroy Village Center Updated Jan 28, 2021; During a Town Council on Monday, officials said the improvements could spur economic development. The core location of the two proposals involves the West St. intersection, at junction of West Pomeroy Lane, and Pomeroy Lane, along Route 116. “We want to aim high” on what is possible to improve this area, Assistant Amherst Town Manager David Ziomek said at the Jan. 25 meeting. The aim is to “make this a more walk-...

/ Napanee Today Dec 23, 2020 6:12 PM In response to the Province-wide shutdown, the Town of Greater Napanee is taking the following actions to some of its municipal services, facilities and procedures to ensure the health and safety of everyone.   Municipal Offices Closed to the Public from December 24, 2020 – January 11, 2021: All municipal office buildings will be closed to the public from December 24, 2020 – January 11, 2021. Town staff will remain available to correspond via telephone...

April is national child abuse prevention month. this cnn hero is drawing on her own horrible experience to save others. winona ward reaches out to women and children with the motto, have justice, will travel. >> when i was growing up on a rural back road, family violence was an accepted way of life. >> this is my mother. im the baby. my father and brother richard and sister paul lean. my father would commonly abuse all of us. he raped me and beat my mother and my other siblings. when the neighbo...

For domestic violence victims in rural areas it can be very devastating. theyre out there on these back roads with no access to any town services. many of them do not have telephones. some of them do not have drivers licenses or an automobile. so we go to them. my name is wynonna ward. the turning point for me was when a child in my family revealed that she had been abused by her father, my brother. i just said, this has to stop. when i graduated from law school i was 48 years old. >> good morni...

My father raped me and beat my mother and my other siblings. when the neighbors heard screaming coming from our home, they turned their heads. for domestic violence victims in rural areas, it can be very devastating. they are out there with no access to in town services im wyonona ward. a child in my family revealed she was abused by my father and brother. i said it has to stop. when i graduated from law school, i was 48 years old. i go to peoples homes, give them in-home consultation and provid...

Road, family violence was an accepted way of life. my father raped me and beat my mother and my other siblings. when the neighbors heard screaming coming from our home, they turned their heads. for domestic violence victims in rural areas, it can be very devastating. they are out there with no access to in town services. i im wyonona ward. a child in my family revealed she was abused by my father and brother. i said it has to stop. when i graduated from law school, i was 48 years old. i go to pe...