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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013If you are a registered voter, the following dates may be important to you. APRIL 24: Special Town Meeting One at MGRSD. APRIL 24: Special Town Meeting Two at MGRSD. APRIL 30: Town election and Special U.S. Senate Primary at WES. May 21: Annual Town Meeting at MGRSD. Click each event for times and details.
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Notice from FEMA on HMGP grant
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing a grant for $6,130,000 to fund the acquisition and demolition of 65 mobile homes and 2 common building structures in the Spruces Mobile Home Park. Read the announcement at this link.
Lowry property affordable housing concept
Thursday, March 7th, 2013Follow this link to view the 2013 Concept Plan for 41 units of affordable housing for seniors and first-time home buyers. This plan uses approximately one-third of the land and leaves the rest for continued farming. The use of Lowry for housing was proposed in the 2002 Master Plan. Follow this link to the Master [...]
Special town meeting February 26
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013The Selectmen have called a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, February 26, at the request of Williamstown Youth Center and Purple Moon, LLC (Countryside Landscaping). Both parties own land acquired from the Town (Cole Avenue youth center and 677 Simonds Road respectively). Each deed contains a restriction needing to be removed so that pending transactions [...]
Governor declares driving ban
Friday, February 8th, 2013Governor Deval Patrick declared a motor vehicle travel ban on Friday, February 8, effective at 4:00 p.m. until further notice. The Municipal Building will close at 3:00 p.m. Friday to assure all employees can get home before the travel ban begins. Follow this link to read the full text. Monitor media outlets for further information. [...]
Just another New England Winter
Friday, February 8th, 2013Some comments on this weekend’s snowstorm that may be the biggest we have seen in a while. We do not plan to close the Municipal Building on Friday (8:30-4:30), and the Police Department will never close. Feel free to call 458-3500 for inquiry and the Police non-emergency line at 458-5733 for assistance. Please reserve 911 [...]
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 31st, 2012Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. – Alfred Lord Tennyson
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