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See all homes sold in Middlesex County, June 9 to June 15
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Middlesex County reported from June 9 to June 15. There were 384 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,760-square-foot home on Cottage Street in Stoneham that sold for $781,000. Acton.
Massachusetts Reels from Storm Havoc with Fires, Power Outages, and Property Damage Reported Across Multiple Cities
Severe storms that swept through Massachusetts on Friday afternoon have left their mark, with reports of property damage, fires, and power outages across the state. According to WHDH, the storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings, with the National Weather Service issuing alerts for areas stretching from Gloucester to Milford. As the storms progressed, damage included downed powerlines in Arlington, and a large tree impacting a home in Somerville.
Over $4 million in federal disaster assistance provided to Mass. residence a month after approval
One month after President Joe Biden signed a disaster flooding declaration for Massachusetts, FEMA has provided 779 households with $4,863,642 in federal disaster assistance.
'We are so grateful': Healey announces $3.6M from state for flood damage in Leominster in Sept.
LEOMINSTER — To support repairs to city roads and public infrastructure damaged in the Sept. 11, 2023, storm, Gov. Maura T. Healey announced Saturday that Leominster will receive $3.6 million in state disaster relief funding. Leominster was hit hard by flash flooding as a result of the storm. In October 2023, Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella said the flooding caused up to $40 million in damages. ...
Westborough woman who started adult day center worries about proposed state regulations
WESTBOROUGH ― When Christine Simpson created a day program for developmentally and intellectually delayed adults in Westborough, she always had her son foremost in her mind. Benjamin is diagnosed with a disease so rare that when the doctors finally came to a determination, he was only the eighth person in the world with the diagnosis.
Conn St. printing company says expansion will not impact on-street parking
WOBURN - Ward 2 Councilor William Pappalardo recently praised a South End area printing corporation for its willingness to address neighborhood concerns around the firm’s plans to expand its Conn Street operations. During last week’s regularly scheduled City Council gathering in City Hall, Pappalado offered the kind words for...
FEMA provides $3.5M in aid to Bristol, Worcester counties
Following the storms that happened last September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has visited 1,767 homes in Bristol County and 3,922 homes in Worcester County offering aid for damage. As of June 13, 1,136 people have registered for aid, and Bristol and Worcester County will be receiving more than...
School’s out forever: Nashua’s Elm Street Middle School closing day
NASHUA, NH – The final day of the school year is an annual rite of passage. Students emptied locker contents into knapsacks and they sit impatiently staring at the wall clock anticipating the dismissal bell and the freedom of summer. At Elm Street Middle School this ritual has occurred every year for 85 years.
New restaurant eyed favorably for Mishawum Road site
WOBURN - A Lowell family looking to bring authentic Vietnamese and Thai cuisine to Woburn should run into little trouble in obtaining a needed special permit, Ward 5 Councilor Darlene Mercer-Bruen assured the petitioners last week. During a gathering in City Hall on Tuesday night, the City Council was forced...
Hyannis resident says Mass. utilities have shown willingness to fight climate change
Framingham’s neighborhood geothermal is a first in-the-nation clean energy project that will serve 140 households. What an achievement!. This is not the first time that our utilities have collaborated with communities on climate solutions. A few years ago, Eversource partnered with the Outer Cape to install BESS (battery energy storage systems) that can temporarily assist those communities during a power outage.
See all homes sold in Worcester County, June 9 to June 15
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Worcester County reported from June 9 to June 15. There were 221 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,589-square-foot home on Browning Lane in Worcester that sold for $460,000. Athol.
Electrification mandate? Not so fast, says Carolyn Kraft
As an energy overhaul proposal moves forward that would require all new construction and major renovations to run on electricity and not fossil fuels, that plan is getting pushback from residents. And one of them wants to put it on a ballot. Carolyn Kraft—local activist and ex-daughter-in-law of Patriots owner...
Local developers explore options for parking at Woburn Center site
WOBURN - A Woburn Center construction company will attempt to modify the layout of a proposed three-story development off of Walnut Street to expand parking availability. During the latest gathering of the City Council last week, Main Street attorney James Juliano, representing the owners of Stella Construction, explained his clients are exploring ways to modify the site plan for a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of an overgrown lot by Woburn Center’s VFW Post 543 social club.
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