Winter Pivot News Today

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 ...