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Single-family zoning used to prevent sober homes from moving in, but that law has since been repealed under the Dover Amendment. Two more sober homes have moved into the city, Hathaway said. And two, ...
Vigil held in Franklin to support Jewish community after acts of vandalism 02:10. Dozens of people gathered on the town common in Franklin, Massachusetts Sunday to share song and prayer at a vigil ...
A judge ruled Wednesday that the city’s plan to renovate White Stadium in Franklin Park doesn’t violate state laws, effectively ending a second attempt to halt the ambitious plan. Boston ...
Five Massachusetts towns that sued the state over the MBTA Communities ... In exchange for not creating a new MBTA zoning district, the town is able to expand its existing Chapter 40R Smart Growth ...
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4-3 against a relaxation of parking requirements for a new business at 2122 and 2124 W. Franklin St. The building, a former motorcycle retailer, covers 10,500 ...
The Healey administration is rolling out $8.7 million to Massachusetts cities and towns complying with the controversial MBTA zoning law while withholding previously committed grant funds from resi… ...
The MBTA Communities Act, deemed constitutional in January, requires that these communities create at least one zoning district near public transportation that allows multifamily housing by right. The ...
Massachusetts cities and towns fighting the controversial MBTA zoning law are celebrating lightly after the State Auditor’s Office determined the mandate is “unfunded,” meaning they can seek ...
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Easthampton Affordable and Fair Housing Partnership has taken a significant step toward addressing the city’s growing housing crisis. The Zoning Ordinance ...
Cambridge’s City Council voted to end exclusionary single-family zoning, a historic rezoning that will allow up to six-story residential buildings to be permitted and built in each of Cambridge ...
The Malibu wildfire continues to threaten over 1,000 structures as firefighters work to gain control of it, officials said. The wildfire, known as the Franklin Fire, has destroyed 19 structures ...
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Father Bob Poitras discovered a fire at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Franklin on Wednesday night and called 911. Much of his congregation gathered in the 40 degree weather ...