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The Arbor Day Foundation named Springfield as a “Tree City USA” 38 years ago for its efforts in tree care, Forestry Division upkeep and holiday observance.
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US Dept. of Education investigates complaint of alleged anti-Palestinian harassment at UMass AmherstThe civil rights complaint alleges that despite repeated communication to over a dozen administrators and officials, UMass Amherst, was "extremely slow to take action" against anti-Palestinian harassment on campus.
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This summer, York and Cumberland Counties will update floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the first time in years. The maps show that hundreds of additional property owners may face flood risks.
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The agreement announced Wednesday afternoon would pull the $251 million from the so-called Transitional Escrow Account to help pay for fiscal 2024 shelter system costs, with another $175 million from the fund available in the new budget year that starts July 1.
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Beyond Mobility is a Massachusetts Department of Transportation document the state and agencies will use for the next 25 years to build-out and maintain the transportation infrastructure in Massachusetts.
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Law enforcement officials say bullets have shattered the glass doors of two separate homes in Belchertown over the last nine months.
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The MWRA board is undertaking a preliminary study to direct water from the Quabbin Reservoir — which provides Boston and other eastern Massachusetts communities with drinking water — to the western Mass. towns that surround and protect the reservoir.
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The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services’ new tool for tracking lithium-ion battery fires has helped to identify 50 such incidents in the past six months.
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The agency, SEPTA, announced late last week it is terminating its $185-million contract with Springfield, Massachusetts-based CRRC, for 45 train cars for its commuter railroad.
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The majority of the funding, $2.6 million, will go towards efforts like predicting pregnancy outcomes, decreasing the number of unnecessary colonoscopies while screening for cervical cancer and assessing the use of a cannabis to treat endometriosis.
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Massachusetts ranked fifth among all states with 440 antisemitic incidents, nearly double the year before, according to a new report.
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The Massachusetts House budget makes $500 million available to cover emergency assistance shelter costs for FY'25. The House budget debate is set for Wednesday, April 24.
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Several members of the committee are standing with community members who have concerns over lack of transparency and community involvement in the superintendent search.
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Western Massachusetts runners are prepped and ready to go for the 26.2 mile race on Patriot's Day.