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Winter gas rates for many in Mass. hold steady — a rare reprieve as other costs rise

On a gray November morning in Worcester, the gas bill that lands in a mailbox can feel like a verdict. Heat is not a luxury in New England. It is the difference between a livable kitchen and a room a family abandons after dinner. This year, for many households, that verdict is unusually calm. Massachusetts gas rates for the winter period are holding steady for a large share of customers, a pause that arrives while groceries, insurance, and rent keep climbing. Regulators approved supply prices that do not jump the way they did in the hardest winters of the early 2020s. The relief is real. It is also narrow, and it does not rewrite the longer story of what it costs to stay warm north of Hartford and south of the Canadian border.

Massachusetts · 6d
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WWLP

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Springfield gasoline prices drop below $4 per gallon for first time since August

Average gasoline prices in Springfield dropped to $3.94 per gallon this week, following a national downward trend attributed to seasonal shifts.

Springfield, MA · 5d

News 12

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Rubber-modified asphalt could make roads last longer, but it’s rarely used locally

Rubber-modified asphalt, which incorporates recycled tire rubber into the binder used to hold asphalt together, has been used for decades in parts of the United States.

Connecticut · 7d

MassLive.com

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Longmeadow’s road safety project on hold after $9M sticker shock

LONGMEADOW — Safer streets sounded good when a state grant was paying the full $5 million cost. That was before Longmeadow officials realized the reconstruction of the Williams Street business corridor could require an additional $9 million in borrowing, backed by residents’ tax and utility bills. This week,...

Longmeadow, MA · 8d
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Trains.com

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Connecticut's Hartford Line to see additional service

NEWINGTON, Conn. — CTrail will add service on the Hartford Line beginning Monday, Nov. 16, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. The schedule includes a new weekday round trip between New Haven and Hartford, extension of a morning southbound train that will now originate in Springfield, Mass., and extension of weekend trains to and [...] Read More...

Connecticut · 8d

News 12

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I-95 overnight lane closures begin for drainage cleaning in 4 Connecticut communities

Milford, CT · 5d

Country Herald

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Massachusetts Winter Weather: Invisible Hazard Could Turn Trips Deadly Overnight

Overnight freezing can turn bridges, highways and neighborhood streets into slippery hazards without warning.

Massachusetts · 7d

MassLive.com

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Holyoke seeks community input on safer streets at public forum

HOLYOKE — Whether it’s speeding on a neighborhood street or a crosswalk that feels unsafe, Holyoke residents will have an opportunity to influence how the city tackles local traffic safety concerns. A public workshop on Nov. 19 will ask residents to help design the process the city uses...

Holyoke, MA · 8d

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School Districts Revise Bus Routes in Response to Community Feedback

The Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Districts have released a second round of proposed school bus routes following caregiver feedback, community listening sessions, and ongoing reviews of transportation safety and operations. The updated proposals, released November 3–4, incorporate changes made in response to concerns raised by families regarding bus stop locations, walking distances, road conditions, neighborhood accessibility, and student transportation needs.

Amherst, MA · 8d

Connecticut Mirror

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CT transit: The good, bad and unfinished

How many promises have we been given about fixing Connecticut's transportation woes? How many have been kept? I checked.

Connecticut · 6d

New York State News

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More Mid-Hudson Bridge Closures and Delays This Week

Another round of traffic restrictions is scheduled for this week. We've broken everything down to make sure you don't sit in traffic trying to cross the river.

Poughkeepsie, NY · 10d

Crafting Your Home

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Connecticut Drivers Face a Mandatory 6-Month License Suspension for a Third Violation of Passing a Stopped School Bus, Effective Oct. 1

A third violation of Connecticut's school bus stopping law now means a mandatory six-month license suspension under Public Act 26-95, which took effect Oct. 1.

Connecticut · 8d

WWLP

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Portion of Island Road in Holland closed for tree removal

A portion of Island Road in Holland will be closed on Friday for tree removal.

Holland, MA · 8d

lakevillejournal.com

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Route 44 in Norfolk expected to reopen to two-way traffic by year’s end

NORFOLK — The replacement of three retaining walls with two new walls on US Route 44 (Greenwoods Road West) in Norfolk is nearing a return to two-way traffic, with the road expected to reopen in both directions by the end of the year, according to First Selectman Henry Tirrell.

Norfolk, CT · 11d

Eyewitness News

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Crash closes lane on I-91 north in Middletown, causing traffic delays

A crash has closed the left lane on I-91 northbound in Middletown, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Middletown, CT · 10d

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Lanesborough Forms Panel to Address Swamp Road Speeding

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Residents of Swamp Road and Old State Road want to get a handle on speedsters. Last week, the Select Board heard from them about the safety regarding the many vehicles that speed down the country roads and the speed bumps that don't do much. Resident Joe...

Lanesborough, MA · 10d

WTNH

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Multiple maintenance projects to affect traffic in East Hartford

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the Town of East Hartford said that multiple maintenance projects will affect traffic in East Hartford over the coming weeks. CTDOT will be replacing the railroad crossing on School Street from Nov. 8 through Nov. 10, and the crossing at Goodwin Street from […]

East Hartford, CT · 12d

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Enfield Station Construction Begins on the Hartford Line

ENFIELD, Conn. — Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said on October 28 that construction has started on a new train station in Enfield’s Thompsonville neighborhood. The Connecticut Department of Transportation project is part of the Hartford Line Rail Program and is planned to restore passenger rail service to the town for the first time since 1986. The station fills a gap of about 15 miles between Springfield Union Station and Windsor Locks. Officials held a groundbreaking at the site that day.

Enfield, CT · 11d