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The Herald News Six SouthCoast cities and towns were recently awarded funding for new traffic safety measures, trail connections, bikeshare stations, bus facilities and areas for outdoor dining and community activities. Dighton, Fairhaven, Raynham, Somerset, Swansea and Taunton were among 77 municipalities across the state that applied for and received a total of $6.5 million in funding from the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program.   The program provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts municipalities conceive, design, and implement changes to curbs, streets, plaza...

Baker-Polito administration announces $6.5 million awarded to municipalities COURTESY OF BAKER-POLITO ADMINISTRATION Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined acting transportation secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler and highway administrator Jonathan Gulliver in Dedham to announce the award of $6.5 million total to cities and towns which applied for funding from the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program.  The program provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts municipalities conceive, design and implement changes to curbs, streets, plazas and parking areas in support of public...

The Select Board voted to end the local state of emergency and to reopen Town Hall by June 15.

Chamber Corner: Auburn buzzing over major projects in town

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, Broadview Assisted Living Center and key bus stops to the downtown commercial district to include...