AFTER GOV. Maura Healey’s state of emergency on the migrant crisis in the commonwealth, followed by the news that UMass Lowell’s Inn & Conference Center was being considered as a housing site for those families, Lowell’s business and political leadership issued a series of statements on the crisis.
Town Meeting members will decide on 28 articles on the fall Town Meeting warrant at Billerica’s Town Hall Oct. 3, three of which concern funding for two major projects the town is seeking to take up.
THE BILLERICA Select Board voted 4-1 Sept. 11 to allow a “pro-life” flag to fly at the Billerica Public Library from Oct. 16 to Oct. 31, per a request by a group of residents who wanted to fly the flag for “Pro-Life Month.” There was one thing, however, that was completely missing from the discussion over whether to fly a pro-life flag on a public flagpole: Abortion.
The Billerica Select Board voted 3-2 Monday to reallocate $3.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the proposed town center renovation project to take advantage of lower interest rates from a state loan for a different project.
Some local officials are expressing concerns over the surge of migrants being housed in cities and towns across Massachusetts while other officials maintain that there should be a focus on helping the migrants integrate into our society.