LONGMEADOW — Town Manager Lyn Simmons, Finance Director Ian Coddington and DPW Business Manager Lisa Okscin presented their recommended rates for water, sewer and stormwater, as well as a proposed change in fee structure, at the June 2 Select Board meeting.
LONGMEADOW — As with each elected board or committee in Longmeadow, the Planning Board reorganized itself during the first meeting following the annual town election. What is often a routine procedure became a contentious schism between Planning Board member Walter Gunn and the rest of the board, particularly Chair Cheryl Thibodeau, who made efforts to assign other board members to the liaison positions in which Gunn had been serving.
SPRINGFIELD — The long-awaited Springfield Crossing project at the former Eastfield Mall will be bolstered by a financing plan to help support some of the extraordinary development costs incurred by the project.
SPRINGFIELD — Police are warning residents of cryptocurrency fraud after Springfield experienced a large uptick in scams over the past-year-and-a-half.
SPRINGFIELD — As a way to save money on repair costs and reduce the amount of time vehicles will spend out of service, the city of Springfield will replace a portion of their “citywide” aging fleet using a free cash transfer and through bonding.
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield is looking to crack down on unregulated, untested THC products — commonly known as “gas station weed” — that city officials say is targeting the youth and putting the public health of residents at risk.