The Massachusetts Senate last week moved to put the interest on the state’s $8.2 billion rainy day fund to use to help the state and local communities better compete for federal grants. The bill, “An Act to provide for competitiveness and infrastructure investment in Massachusetts,” would help the state take compete for up to $17.5 […]
A proposal to build a replacement Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School is on track to seek voters’ approval next month as the school overcame two efforts Wednesday to block it. Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Committee voted Wednesday night to formally ask voters across its 11-member cities and towns to approve plans Tuesday, […]
Haverhill’s John Greenleaf Whittier School was formally invited by the state Wednesday to start the process of replacing the beleaguered middle school and receiving partial state reimbursement. The Massachusetts School Building Authority voted to invite the school into an eligibility period that involves a feasibility study and later steps to determine formally whether the school […]
Farms in Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover and West Newbury were among those statewide to share in state disaster recovery grants following severe weather events this year. State officials said Monday farmers across the state suffered “significant crop losses due to a deep February freeze, a late May frost event and catastrophic flooding in July.” The […]
Disaster aid coming to area communities impacted by last summer’s flooding was among the benefits coming from last week’s final approval of a $3.1 billion state supplemental budget. As WHAV reported last month, Sens. Barry R. Finegold and Pavel M. Payano thanked their colleagues for supporting $15 million in aid for local communities, but the […]