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By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Late Yankee Candle founder Michael J. Kittredge II’s sprawling 60-acre estate could be in line for a $200 million development, featuring 400 owner-occupied homes for people 55 and over, with one-quarter of these homes deemed...

By DOMENIC POLI

LEYDEN — Residents can expect a Special Town Meeting next month to vote on a pair of proposed bylaws regarding accessory dwelling units (ADUs).The Planning Board held a public hearing on Wednesday to review the warrant articles likely to come up for a...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Economic Development Committee is unanimously recommending to City Council that multi-family dwellings with 24 units or less be allowed by right, and that housing developments with 25 or more units be allowed by special permit in the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Combining creativity and community, Double Edge Theatre is working to create a sustainable future by providing eco-friendly housing and renovating old buildings into new apartments, while also constructing a Community Design Center.Between...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Planning Board has approved the site plan for a mixed-use housing and cannabis retail development being proposed for 220-228 Main St.According to records obtained from the state’s property records database, Florida-based developer...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Planning Board is recommending a pair of zoning ordinance amendments that, if passed by City Council, would bring the city’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bylaws in line with a new state law and eliminate the cap on the number of...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — A Florida real estate agent turned hotelier is looking to help address the region’s housing needs by redeveloping a vacant motel on Route 2 into affordable apartments.Travis DeCere of Cape Coral, Florida, is renovating the former Oxbow...

By EMILEE KLEIN

In a “People’s Town Hall” that attracted more than 300 attendees from 25 cities and towns across the region, state Sen. Jo Comerford reminded her “bosses” — the people — that they are the force behind democracy and to make their voices heard as the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In his first few months at the helm of the Greenfield Housing Authority, Executive Director Jack Redman is working to expand affordable and accessible housing.Redman, who spent the last 17 years working in low-income housing management —...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The new law giving property owners the by-right ability to construct accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on residential properties that already have a principal dwelling has prompted town officials across the state to review their own bylaws...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Planning Board is unanimously recommending a change to the city’s zoning bylaws that, if approved by City Council, would allow the development of first-floor residential units in mixed-use complexes.The vote in support of the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Next spring’s Town Meeting warrant may include a proposal for a new bylaw as town officials are looking to create a registry of abandoned and derelict properties and institute fees to owners for having vacant, uninhabitable or at-risk...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — As part of a total $23 million being awarded to 18 housing projects across the state, $227,553 in predevelopment funding will help advance the senior and affordable housing project being planned on Care Drive. Rural Development Inc., a...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — State Rep. Susannah Whipps is seeking reelection to a fifth term and is once again being challenged by Republican Jeffrey Raymond.Whipps represents the 2nd Franklin District, which stretches from Winchendon to Greenfield. Raymond last...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Leisure Woods Estates mobile home park is suing the town’s Mobile Rent Control Board, claiming the monthly lot fee increases approved last month were inadequate in relation to heightened expenses.John Kuzinevich, the attorney representing...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — More housing will soon be coming to Old Amherst Road with the approval of an eight-unit apartment building that will revitalize the former Cozy Corner nursing home.The Planning Board unanimously approved both the site plan and special...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Towns across Franklin County have signaled their support for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) to apply for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant in...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With 32 acres of land near Stone Farm Lane taken off the speculative market after a land trust purchased it in the summer, two organizations have plans to build affordable — if unconventional — housing.Valley Community Land Trust, a...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — As city leaders mull over a proposed amendment package intended to grow and diversify the city’s housing stock, residents spoke before the Planning Board last week to share their thoughts on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and increasing...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In preparation for a Nov. 7 public hearing where residents will weigh in on proposed zoning amendments aimed at densifying the city’s housing stock, the Planning Board met at City Hall on Thursday to debate issues such as multi-family...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — One hundred and ten residents have signed a petition calling for the city to better regulate its accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance in the wake of a new state law.The proposed amendment, which was submitted to the City Clerk’s Office...