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HADLEY — How businesses are granted deferrals from complying with the new plastic bag reduction bylaw that went into effect on Jan. 1 will be the subject of a public hearing Monday.The Board of Health is holding the meeting at 7 p.m. at the Hadley...
HADLEY — One-time use plastic bags at supermarkets and department stores, foam containers for takeout food and plastic straws at restaurants will be prohibited in Hadley beginning Jan. 1.Licensing Coordinator Jennifer Sanders James recently sent a...
HADLEY — A former health director for the town of Amherst, who also previously served on Hadley’s Board of Health, is returning to the panel so that it will have a full complement of members.In a joint unanimous vote last week by four members of the...
AMHERST — An exodus of department heads over the past two years, including high-profile employees of color, is raising worries for Town Manager Paul Bockelman and members of the Town Council.With recent departures such as the public health and senior...
AMHERST — Amherst’s senior services director for just over two years, as well as a point person for the town’s efforts to address homelessness, is leaving for a position in the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Mary Beth Ogulewicz shared her...