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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Residents will have the chance to learn about a possible new use for the closed parking garage at a meeting scheduled for this evening.The Board of Planning and Community Development (BPCD) will hold a public hearing at 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Without additional financial support, climate-friendly building regulations could “push homeownership out of reach” for some Massachusetts families, according to a new report from the the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of...

By MAX BOWEN

A report done by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University shows that several municipalities which have adopted the Community Preservation Act (CPA) haven’t spent money they’ve put aside for...

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – Now in his ninth year as town manager, Shaun Suhoski hopes that by year 12 there will be some big changes in town.The town manager recently had his contract extended for three years by the Selectboard. He expressed his gratitude, both to the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A housing production plan is headed to the state government for final approval after getting the blessings of the Orange Selectboard and Planning Board.The Selectboard voted Wednesday evening to approve the housing plan — which is focused on...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – There isn’t enough affordable housing in Athol.That was the message conveyed at a community housing forum held Tuesday evening at Athol Public Library, and local officials hope it’s the first step toward solving the problem.“Some of you may...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern visited Athol on Friday to announce he has secured $1 million in federal funding to support the construction of 53 units of affordable housing in town.The funds for the NewVue Communities Riverbend-Bigelow Schools...

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WINCHENDON- The Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center has been hard at work for nearly four years to redevelop the former Streeter and Poland Elementary schools into 44 units of low-income apartments for homeless and high-risk veterans.On May 18, it...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Despite plans to transform the former Bigelow and Riverbend schools into affordable housing and a private sector for construct affordable units downtown, the town is currently missing the mark when it comes to state guidelines.A public meeting...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — At least three Greenfield residents and the state senator representing 25 communities in Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties have submitted testimony to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to express support for a bill that would...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – In November of last year, Northampton Democrat Jo Comerford was re-elected to a third term in the state Senate, a position she has held since 2019.In 2022, the Town of Athol – along with a handful of Worcester County communities – was added to...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved variances sought by Fitchburg developer K. William Krikorian for construction of more than 40 units of affordable housing on the site of the long-closed parking garage off Exchange and South streets....

CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Bishnu Tamang’s home in Massachusetts has always been infested with cockroaches.After immigrating years earlier from Nepal, Tamang moved to a public housing apartment in Brookline in 2015 with her four-year-old son, where she found not only...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Downtown Vitality Committee has, for now, held back explicit support for a number of zoning variances sought by developer Bill Krikorian for a proposed five story, 48-unit housing development on the site of a long-closed municipal parking...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Signs of a cooling real estate market continued to emerge in January, according to figures from the Realtor Association of the Pioneer Valley that show home sales dropped by 32.5% across the three counties compared to January 2022 statistics.The...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Board of Planning and Community Development approved a two-year extension of the site plan approval given to NewVue Affordable Housing Corporation for part of its plan to convert the former Bigelow and Riverbend schools into housing. Board...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – When asked what the North Quabbin real estate market will do in 2023, Hometown Realtors owner Sara Lyman believes prices will decrease, though not by much.“When you follow the economists and you look at what’s happening right now in January,...