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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.
Massachusetts Rolls Out $5 Million in Disaster Relief to Storm-Hit Communities, Leominster and Chicopee Mayors Express Gratitude
In a move to bolster recovery efforts following severe weather damage, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the distribution of close to $5 million in disaster relief funds to multiple Massachusetts communities. The allocation targets 13 areas devastated by flooding and harsh storms last September. The funds, sourced from the $15 million disaster relief approved in December 2023, comes as a sigh of relief for municipalities that have to tirelessly begin to repair their infractures. This state aid was originally set aside while an appeal for federal assistance was in motion, which saw mixed results, according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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.
Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, June 16
$487,000, 40 Gardner Rd, Gransewicz, Michael C, and Gransewicz, Valery G, to Duverge, Dianne, and Duverge, Geoffrey W.$100,000, Stowell Rd #8, Robert A Munroe RET, and Munroe, Merrie E, to Munroe, Laurie M. Ashby. $625,000, 807 Mason Rd, Balboa, Michelle, and Balboa, Rachel E, to Rice, Lee T, and Rice,...
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...
Worcester commemorates Juneteenth with annual festival at Institute Park
WORCESTER, Mass. — People gathered at Institute Park in Worcester on Saturday for the city’s annual Black Heritage Juneteenth Festival, which featured dozens of local Black artists, musicians and creators. The festival was largely organized by Sha-Asia Medina and her mother Parlee Jones, with help from Fred Taylor,...
Worcester County women honored at State House as heroines of the commonwealth
BOSTON ― Dozens of yellow roses greeted the dozens of women invited to the Massachusetts State House on Friday to be honored as everyday heroes after being nominated by lawmakers who represent the communities where the women live and work. It was the annual celebration organized by the Massachusetts...
Local seniors pen 'thank you' cards for veterans
WORCESTER, Mass. — Worcester seniors helped ensure local veterans feel supported and appreciated this week with some hand-written thank you cards. Some of the seniors are veterans themselves, and said it’s important to do something to show veterans they’re cared for and loved. Card writers shared their...
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.
DEP fines Ohio company for environmental violations in Worcester
BOSTON ― The state Department of Environmental Protection has fined an Ohio-based bakeware equipment manufacturer for environmental violations at its Worcester facility on 110 Goddard Memorial Drive. Russell T. Bundy Associates Inc., doing business as Pan Glo New England, was fined $11,607 for violating air pollution, hazardous waste and...
Worcester County Wonders: Broken Creek Vineyard and Winery pours the perfect summer white
SHREWSBURY ― When one thinks of wine tasting at a vineyard, Shrewsbury may be the last place that comes to mind. But tucked away on South Street, Broken Creek Vineyard and Winery has been growing grapes and producing wine for the last dozen years. "We really are this hidden...
New 55-plus community, the Arbella at Bramble Hill, breaks ground in Worcester
Developers in Worcester celebrated the groundbreaking for what they describe as a newer type of living experience in the city. United Group Developers put shovels to dirt at the Arbella At Bramble Hill, a 55-plus, active adult community. It's located on 17 acres of what was once the historic Higgins...
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