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Flanders Road to Close for I-495/I-90 Interchange Work Starting July 18

Flanders Road closes July 18 for I-495/I-90 interchange work as Town Hall also warns of a permit email scam. The town's News Flash system detailed the closure and detour alongside a Conservation Commission summer meeting schedule change and an August 12 Spotted Lanternfly identification…

Rutland Library Trims Hours Starting July 1 Amid Budget Restrictions

Rutland Free Public Library cut its hours effective July 1, citing budget restrictions, and will stay closed on Saturdays through Labor Day. The Main Street branch, led by Library Director Kerry Remington, now opens Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursdays noo…

Athol Library Opens Registration for "Terrible Thicket" Escape Room

Athol Public Library opens registration for a two-session "Escape From the Terrible Thicket" escape room set for Wednesday and Thursday, July 22-23, one of several new programs the library announced this week. Teens can compete in a Jeopardy-style trivia night Monday, July 20, at 3:30 p…

Stevens Memorial Library Awarded $20,000 Food Literacy Grant

Stevens Memorial Library has been provisionally awarded a $20,000 federal grant for a new food literacy program. Library Director Jess Mynes said the Library Services and Technology Act grant, from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, will fund "At the Table: Food Literacy …

Worcester Awards $1.35 Million For 74 Affordable Homes

Worcester's Affordable Housing Trust Fund commits $1.35 million toward 74 affordable homes, city's largest housing move this week. The announcement came from City Manager Eric D. Batista's administration as part of ongoing efforts to expand affordable stock citywide. Elsewhere, WCVB rep…

Winchendon Wins Fourth Straight Rail Trail Grant, Halts Solicitation Permits

Winchendon secures fourth straight state trail grant as selectmen freeze solicitation permits. The town announced it was awarded its fourth consecutive Mass Trails Grant to fund rail trail improvements, while the Board of Selectmen issued a moratorium on solicitation permits and the Eco…

Town Hall to display Declaration of Independence reproduction

Shrewsbury Town Hall will soon display a historically accurate reproduction of the Declaration of Independence, tied to a state representative's initiative, per a Patch report. Elsewhere, UMass Memorial Health relocated a longtime primary care practice into town, and Equus Capital Partn…

Milford to host top American Legion baseball teams this month

Milford is set to host some of Massachusetts' top American Legion baseball teams later this month, giving the town a turn in the statewide sports spotlight, according to a Patch report. Beyond the ballfield news, regional coverage from the Milford Daily News noted the Franklin Food Pant…

Downtown Sounds, Bohemian Night Anchor Leominster's Summer Weekend

Downtown Sounds returns for back-to-back nights as Leominster's summer calendar fills with civic and community events. City Hall's Planning Board meets Monday, July 20, while the FY2027 Mayor's Budget remains posted for public review; Leominster Public Schools opened its Bennett Prescho…

City points residents to regional housing plan survey

Fitchburg officials this week promoted the Fitchburg-Leominster Housing Production Plan, a joint regional effort to guide future housing development, and are asking residents to take part in an accompanying survey. The plan, still in progress according to a City Hall News Flash notice p…

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