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Stoneham's Stevens Street Recycling Center posts updated operating hours that run through late November. Also in today's brief (8 items): Stevens Street Recycling Center posts new hours; Lexington visits Stoneham for Monday JV soccer; Select Board meets Tuesday night at Town Hall; Open …
Cummington transfer station permits come due as residents must renew to keep using disposal services. Also in today's brief (7 items): Transfer station annual permits now due; Water Commissioners meet Monday evening; Conservation Commission convenes Monday night; Board of Health meets T…
Townsend's recycling contamination rate is more than double neighboring Lunenburg's, prompting a Board of Health review. From our own coverage: Recycling contamination spike worries Board of Health; Finance Committee weighs water hiring freeze exception. Also in today's brief (6 items):…
Townsend's recycling contamination rate is more than double neighboring Lunenburg's, prompting a Board of Health review. From our own coverage: Recycling contamination spike worries Board of Health; Finance Committee weighs water hiring freeze exception. Also in today's brief (6 items):…
Cummington transfer station permits come due as residents must renew to keep using disposal services. Also in today's brief (7 items): Transfer station annual permits now due; Water Commissioners meet Monday evening; Conservation Commission convenes Monday night; Board of Health meets T…
Stoneham's Stevens Street Recycling Center posts updated operating hours that run through late November. Also in today's brief (8 items): Stevens Street Recycling Center posts new hours; Lexington visits Stoneham for Monday JV soccer; Select Board meets Tuesday night at Town Hall; Open …
Hingham Select Board overhauls transfer station fees, nearly doubling projected revenue and raising mattress costs. From our own coverage: Select Board overhauls transfer station fee structure. Also in today's brief (15 items): Special town meeting warrant posted, mailed to residents; T…
Newton's Finance Committee weighed joining 36 communities to jointly negotiate the city's next trash disposal contract. From our own coverage: Finance panel weighs joining 36-town trash pact; Panel debates dueling stop sign appeals on Larchmont. Also in today's brief (6 items): City see…
Hingham Select Board overhauls transfer station fees, nearly doubling projected revenue and raising mattress costs. From our own coverage: Select Board overhauls transfer station fee structure. Also in today's brief (15 items): Special town meeting warrant posted, mailed to residents; T…
Newton's Finance Committee weighed joining 36 communities to jointly negotiate the city's next trash disposal contract. From our own coverage: Finance panel weighs joining 36-town trash pact; Panel debates dueling stop sign appeals on Larchmont. Also in today's brief (6 items): City see…
Reading's fall recycling event returns Saturday with drop-off for electronics, plastic and Styrofoam. Also in today's brief (12 items): Reading police don pink for cancer awareness; Reading Memorial hosts Marblehead in JV soccer; Fall recycling event set for Saturday at DPW; Dark satire…
Public works begins a townwide recycling audit Monday to catch contaminated curbside bins. Also in today's brief (10 items): Select Board adopts new Fire Station 1 scope, budget; Library hosts Good Neighbor Day on the patio; Field hockey hosts Bishop Feehan Friday; Bookmobile joins Harv…
Reading's fall recycling event returns Saturday with drop-off for electronics, plastic and Styrofoam. Also in today's brief (12 items): Reading police don pink for cancer awareness; Reading Memorial hosts Marblehead in JV soccer; Fall recycling event set for Saturday at DPW; Dark satire…
Truro's Transfer Station identifies radioactive material in two waste trailers after a flagged shipment. Also in today's brief (13 items): Radioactive material found in transfer station waste; Library opens Land and Sea paintings show; Library hosts Walk and Talk outing; Rescheduled tec…
Public works begins a townwide recycling audit Monday to catch contaminated curbside bins. Also in today's brief (10 items): Select Board adopts new Fire Station 1 scope, budget; Library hosts Good Neighbor Day on the patio; Field hockey hosts Bishop Feehan Friday; Bookmobile joins Harv…
Truro's Transfer Station identifies radioactive material in two waste trailers after a flagged shipment. Also in today's brief (13 items): Radioactive material found in transfer station waste; Library opens Land and Sea paintings show; Library hosts Walk and Talk outing; Rescheduled tec…
Shutesbury Finance Committee moves up its new trash-hauling RFP and warns carts could cost up to $140,000.
Hingham Select Board more than doubles projected transfer station revenue, to about $542,000 a year, while raising the mattress disposal fee from $20 to $75.
Shutesbury Finance Committee moves up its new trash-hauling RFP and warns carts could cost up to $140,000.
Hingham Select Board more than doubles projected transfer station revenue, to about $542,000 a year, while raising the mattress disposal fee from $20 to $75.
New Ashford resident Diane George to serve as recycling attendant for three-month trial. Also in today's brief (3 items): New Ashford taps resident as recycling attendant; Historical Commission meets Oct. 1 on church repairs; Vaccination clinic set for Town Hall Oct. 17.
New Ashford resident Diane George to serve as recycling attendant for three-month trial. Also in today's brief (3 items): New Ashford taps resident as recycling attendant; Historical Commission meets Oct. 1 on church repairs; Vaccination clinic set for Town Hall Oct. 17.
Newton Finance Committee backs a 36-town trash deal and a bike-share funding fix.
Newton Finance Committee backs a 36-town trash deal and a bike-share funding fix.
Fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day set for October 17 at two county sites. Also in today's brief (8 items): Bulky waste recycling day set for Oct. 17; Recreation Committee holds regular meeting Monday; Selectboard convenes for regular session Monday; Union 28 children's advisory…
Plainville Recycling Center will close, town says in a new alert this week. Also in today's brief (3 items): Recycling Center closure announced by town; Select Board convenes for Monday session; School Committee meets Thursday with closed session.
Fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day set for October 17 at two county sites. Also in today's brief (8 items): Bulky waste recycling day set for Oct. 17; Recreation Committee holds regular meeting Monday; Selectboard convenes for regular session Monday; Union 28 children's advisory…
Plainville Recycling Center will close, town says in a new alert this week. Also in today's brief (3 items): Recycling Center closure announced by town; Select Board convenes for Monday session; School Committee meets Thursday with closed session.
Charlemont transfer station shifts to new Wednesday and Saturday hours this week. Also in today's brief (3 items): Transfer station moves to new weekly hours; Select Board sets alcohol permit hearing Monday; Library hosts digital privacy talk October 1.
A weekend storm could force changes to Lakeville's transfer station hours Saturday. Also in today's brief (3 items): Transfer station hours may change Saturday for storm; Apponequet JV girls soccer hosts Old Rochester Monday; Apponequet boys JV soccer faces West Bridgewater Oct. 7.
A weekend storm could force changes to Lakeville's transfer station hours Saturday. Also in today's brief (3 items): Transfer station hours may change Saturday for storm; Apponequet JV girls soccer hosts Old Rochester Monday; Apponequet boys JV soccer faces West Bridgewater Oct. 7.
Dartmouth closes the transfer station and brush area Saturday as a Nor'easter approaches. Also in today's brief (7 items): Transfer station, brush area closed Saturday; Select Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Planning Board convenes Monday via Zoom; Bishop Stang hosts Arlington Catholic…
Charlemont transfer station shifts to new Wednesday and Saturday hours this week. Also in today's brief (3 items): Transfer station moves to new weekly hours; Select Board sets alcohol permit hearing Monday; Library hosts digital privacy talk October 1.
Dartmouth closes the transfer station and brush area Saturday as a Nor'easter approaches. Also in today's brief (7 items): Transfer station, brush area closed Saturday; Select Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Planning Board convenes Monday via Zoom; Bishop Stang hosts Arlington Catholic…
New curbside trash sticker requirement takes effect in Amesbury on October 1. Also in today's brief (7 items): New trash sticker rule takes effect Oct. 1; Amesbury football faces Portsmouth Oyster River; School Committee meets Monday evening; Planning Board convenes Monday night.
New curbside trash sticker requirement takes effect in Amesbury on October 1. Also in today's brief (7 items): New trash sticker rule takes effect Oct. 1; Amesbury football faces Portsmouth Oyster River; School Committee meets Monday evening; Planning Board convenes Monday night.
Radioactive material turned up in two trailers of waste hauled from Truro's Transfer Station this week. Also in today's brief (11 items): Radioactive material found in transfer station waste; Emergency management posts storm update Thursday; Library offers Tech Help with Caleb Saturday;…
Lexington asks residents to help shape a modernized trash and recycling program set for 2027. Also in today's brief (12 items): Town seeks input on 2027 trash collection overhaul; Affordable Housing Trust opens Lex PRAP rental assistance applications; Community Preservation Committee op…
Radioactive material turned up in two trailers of waste hauled from Truro's Transfer Station this week. Also in today's brief (11 items): Radioactive material found in transfer station waste; Emergency management posts storm update Thursday; Library offers Tech Help with Caleb Saturday;…
Northfield sets fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day to help residents clear out large items. Also in today's brief (6 items): Town announces fall Clean Sweep recycling day; Voter registration deadline arrives Friday; Town holds retirement and service recognition celebration; Elec…
Lexington asks residents to help shape a modernized trash and recycling program set for 2027. Also in today's brief (12 items): Town seeks input on 2027 trash collection overhaul; Affordable Housing Trust opens Lex PRAP rental assistance applications; Community Preservation Committee op…
Northfield sets fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day to help residents clear out large items. Also in today's brief (6 items): Town announces fall Clean Sweep recycling day; Voter registration deadline arrives Friday; Town holds retirement and service recognition celebration; Elec…
Franklin County schedules Deerfield's Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day for October 17. From our own coverage: Select Board adopts senior, veteran tax workoff program; Senior housing panel forwards site RFP to Select Board. Also in today's brief (13 items): Bulky waste recycling day…
Gill sets Oct. 17 date for fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day. Also in today's brief (6 items): Longtime Gill resident Gloria Holmes dies at 91; Riverside building use committee meets Thursday; Board of Assessors meets Thursday at Town Hall; Gill Town Hall closed Friday, Sept. 25.
Gill sets Oct. 17 date for fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day. Also in today's brief (6 items): Longtime Gill resident Gloria Holmes dies at 91; Riverside building use committee meets Thursday; Board of Assessors meets Thursday at Town Hall; Gill Town Hall closed Friday, Sept. 25.
Franklin County schedules Deerfield's Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day for October 17. From our own coverage: Select Board adopts senior, veteran tax workoff program; Senior housing panel forwards site RFP to Select Board. Also in today's brief (13 items): Bulky waste recycling day…
Walpole Select Board OKs $1.75 million Casella trash deal, fills three board seats.
Walpole Select Board OKs $1.75 million Casella trash deal, fills three board seats.
Talks between Newton and Walpole could reshape regional trash services for both towns. From our own coverage: Single deed recorded in Walpole for late August. Also in today's brief (4 items): Newton talks could reshape Walpole trash services; Avenue Restaurant hosts farm-to-table dinner…
Talks between Newton and Walpole could reshape regional trash services for both towns. From our own coverage: Single deed recorded in Walpole for late August. Also in today's brief (4 items): Newton talks could reshape Walpole trash services; Avenue Restaurant hosts farm-to-table dinner…
The Dighton Open Space Committee announced this week that the Dighton High School football team has agreed to use part of a practice session to help with the town's upcoming cleanup day, joining 17 volunteers already signed up. Committee Chairman Jonathan Gale said players will be split…
The Dighton Open Space Committee announced this week that the Dighton High School football team has agreed to use part of a practice session to help with the town's upcoming cleanup day, joining 17 volunteers already signed up. Committee Chairman Jonathan Gale said players will be split…
Charlemont's transfer station will shift to new hours starting Sept. 23 under a notice posted on the town's website this week. The facility moves to noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Separately, the Massachusetts attorney general's office has approved the byl…
Charlemont's transfer station will shift to new hours starting Sept. 23 under a notice posted on the town's website this week. The facility moves to noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Separately, the Massachusetts attorney general's office has approved the byl…
Norton Patch's Friday roundup spotlighted an e-waste recycling and sustainable dumpster collection event for residents, part of the outlet's recurring community digest. The newsletter, headlined "Patch AM: E-Waste Recycling And Sustainable Dumpster Day and 10 more events," per Norton Pa…
Gloucester's switch from trash bags to wheeled carts stretched into the weekend as delivery crews worked to catch up on backlogged routes. A town News Flash alert posted Saturday, Sept. 19, said crews were still finishing Thursday's delivery route and were "deep into" Friday's, the seco…
Norton Patch's Friday roundup spotlighted an e-waste recycling and sustainable dumpster collection event for residents, part of the outlet's recurring community digest. The newsletter, headlined "Patch AM: E-Waste Recycling And Sustainable Dumpster Day and 10 more events," per Norton Pa…
Gloucester's switch from trash bags to wheeled carts stretched into the weekend as delivery crews worked to catch up on backlogged routes. A town News Flash alert posted Saturday, Sept. 19, said crews were still finishing Thursday's delivery route and were "deep into" Friday's, the seco…
Medford advisory committee reports 51 percent composting enrollment, preps fall outreach blitz.
Medford advisory committee reports 51 percent composting enrollment, preps fall outreach blitz.
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