This year, the grant program will shift to a multi-year procurement cycle and will accept applications for projects that run from early 2024 through June 2026.
Seth Greenwald, project manager, presented a delighted Mayor Jennifer Macksey with the signed federal cost-sharing agreement with the Corps for the $3 million study.
Following up on a request he made at the committee's July meeting, Chief Craig Pedercini asked the panel's permission to increase the fee for inspecting a residential property at the time of sale and institute fees for the business inspections the department conducts on an annual basis.
These include just a police station, a combined police and emergency medical services complex, and a complete facility with police, EMS, and the Fire Department.
Bette Craig and Polly Macpherson met with the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee this week to talk about their goal of installing sculptures from Rose B. Simpson's "Counterculture" at Field Park.
The state Department of Transportation is planning an overhaul of the corridor that includes the conversion of North Street between Tyler Street and Stoddard Avenue into one-way southbound traffic, a roundabout, bike lanes and shared-use paths, and new sidewalks.
The Culvert Replacement Municipal Assistance (CRMA) Grant Program is one of the many resources the administration utilizes to help municipalities replace undersized and deteriorating culverts with crossings that meet improved design standards.
The next steps for the project will be to transfer the draft inventory into the GIS database, and identify and address inconsistencies with the GIS location and assessors information.
The City Council on Tuesday approved a tax agreement to support the $17 million redevelopment of the Blackinton woolen mill into 50 luxury hotel rooms.
Earlier this month, the city reported that the contractor has been actively working on-site to ensure that this deadline is met. Bridge deck waterproofing was installed on Aug. 14 and paving followed.
To support the Warren Landfill solar project, Citizens Energy is interested in installing utility poles along the access road to interconnect the project to the electrical grid.
The agency is offering this funding opportunity of up to $10 million to help communities and other environmental justice stakeholders in the New England states access federal assistance and resources to address environmental and energy justice concerns.
Aaron Willis' class at Child Care of the Berkshires showed off a series of four recycling bins adorned by original art the youngsters created to encourage people to use the receptacles in the Noel Field complex that abuts the State Street early care and education program.