Amherst's new Amethyst Brook Elementary opened its doors on Sept. 2, giving the town its first new elementary school in 50 years. Taxpayers voted to raise their own taxes back in May 2023 to help cover the nearly $100 million cost…

On August 11, East Longmeadow's Town Council voted unanimously to borrow $43.5 million for a municipally owned fiber network, with no competing proposals evaluated and no outside feasibility study…

Northborough's Select Board voted to accept a $58,300 MassTrails grant to study a 1.3-mile segment of the Boston-Worcester Air Line Trail, connecting the Westborough line to the Shrewsbury line along Route 9/20…

The West Springfield Town Council closed out its FY27 budget season on June 1, approving $2.52 million for the broadband enterprise fund. But when the town's fiber project came up for discussion, even its supporters were acknowledging it hasn't gone according to plan…

Worcester leaders are putting a number behind a problem that residents already experience every day. At a City Council meeting, a plan came up to borrow $20 million each year for the next five years, totaling $100 million…

Getting where you need to go shouldn't mean navigating dangerous intersections or sitting through unnecessary traffic. Safe roads connect people to work, school, and the places they rely on every day…

In Blandford, a $1.092 million investment in water treatment and distribution system upgrades will help ensure residents have access to safe, reliable drinking water for years to come. The project will modernize the town's…

The Town of West Brookfield recently announced that its police department has been awarded a state grant to expand its body-worn camera program. This funding will help equip officers with technology that promotes transparency…

Communities grow stronger when citizens are aware of how their taxes are being used. Government spending transparency promotes public involvement, builds confidence, and ensures that government officials are held accountable…

Parks and public spaces are where communities come together. They provide places for families to gather, neighbors to connect, and residents to enjoy the outdoors close to home…

According to reporting from The Waltham Times, the Waltham City Council recently voted unanimously to move forward with the next phase of the Waltham Public Library renovation, allowing the city to continue pursuing…

Safe roads and sidewalks are easy to overlook until they need improvement. Yet every day, Massachusetts residents rely on transportation infrastructure to get to work or school and home again safely…

You turn on the tap and trust what comes out. Your town should earn that trust every single day.

That trust depends on infrastructure that most people never see…

North Attleborough firefighters are receiving new PFAS-free turnout gear thanks to a state safety grant, according to North Attleborough Massachusetts. This is providing the department with safer equipment designed to better protect…

Longmeadow Fiber’s financial model is indeed NOT proven, and NOT the same as other models, even as they relate to Fiberspring.
To build Fiberspring, South Hadley’s Municipal Utility borrowed the money, not the town. Longmeadow doesn’t have a municipal utility and would bear the debt for Fiber, placing all of the risk on taxpayers. 

South Hadley owns and operates its own municipal fiber network through SHELD, the same model Longmeadow officials are pointing to as a proven path forward…

Whitman officials are warning of a challenging financial road ahead, as the Select Board and Finance Committee reviewed a projected $1.3 million operating deficit for Fiscal Year 2027…

Massachusetts municipalities are navigating what the MMA has rightly called a “Perfect Storm.” Rising costs, rigid revenue limits under Proposition 2½, and decades of eroding state aid have placed cities and towns under significant financial pressure…

North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey enters her third term with a packed agenda for 2026. Fresh off her election win, she’s pushing forward on major priorities…

Baystate Health, one of the largest employers in Western Massachusetts, has announced a voluntary buyout program for employees in non–direct-patient-care roles across the system and its subsidiary, Health New England…