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Many communities scrambled to leave state mosquito spraying program
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Published: 6/1/2021 7:57:30 PM
During the past few months, several western Massachusetts communities have scrambled to meet a May 28 deadline to opt out of the state’s mosquito control spraying program.
Northampton became the latest municipality to opt out of the program under the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board (SRMCB) following in the footsteps of other towns like Amherst, Pelham, Williamsburg, Westhampton, Whately, Goshen and Greenfield.
“The Board of Health voted unanimously, recommending that the city opt out,” Northampton Public Health Director Merrideth O’Leary said.
Anvil 10+10 is a pesticide that has been used for mosquito control in Massachusetts and throughout the U.S. The product purportedly contains only Sumithrin and Piperonyl butoxide.According to the state’s Mosquito Control and Spraying Fact Sheet, the.
West Springfield gets no response from CSX on frequently blocked railroad crossing
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WEST SPRINGFIELD CSX has not responded to complaints about freight trains blocking the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge, but local drivers have had plenty to say.
The state’s Department of Public Utilities is investigating an alleged violation of state law when a CSX train was parked across the Front Street railroad crossing in West Springfield for more than 38 minutes on Feb. 17. State law prescribes a $500 fine for railroads blocking public streets for longer than five minutes.
At a public forum last month and in written testimonies, more than 100 residents of Agawam and West Springfield said trains parked across Front Street in West Springfield are a nuisance for residents of the Mittineague and North Agawam neighborhoods, a burden for delivery-based businesses in the two towns, and even a threat to public safety.
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