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By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With a statewide push for renewable energy and electric vehicles, how will the Massachusetts Legislature approach modernizing the grid that would be supplying all this power? The answer, at this point, is unclear, but state Sen. Paul Mark...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After waiting several days for the Deerfield River to recede, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) inspected the Stillwater Bridge’s pillars and gave the go-ahead to reopen it.MassDOT closed the bridge Monday out of an...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HEATH — Route 8A between West Branch Road and Brunelle Road is fully closed due to bridge repairs. According to the contract signed with J.H. Maxymillian Inc., based out of Pittsfield, the bridge will reopen no later than Aug. 1. The wing walls and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With its solar array, and brick facades designed for seasonal sun angles and usage of natural light, the county’s regional transit center, the first net-zero building of its kind in the United States, has been honored with a national...

GREENFIELD — Now that spring has arrived and asphalt plants are reopening, a number of public works projects across the city are resuming or commencing. Five projects, ranging from new sidewalks to road reconstruction, are ramping up over the coming...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GREENFIELD — For the past 30 years, the construction industry has incorporated renewable energy, increased efficiency of heating and cooling systems, engineered air-tight installation and pursued other efforts to reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Drivers should expect detours while traveling in Shelburne and Buckland as a pair of construction projects get underway this week.Shelburne Phase 2 of the Bridge Street construction project, paid for by a Community Development Block Grant, is set to...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — When faced with the possibility of needing to take out a 15-year loan to replace the Church Street Bridge, town officials opted to delay the project, instead holding out hope that state funding might be allotted in the next calendar...

By CHRIS LARABEE

MONTAGUE — After experiencing a hit-and-run earlier this month at the intersections of Routes 47 and 63, Gabrielle Slavin was looking for answers to two questions: Who hit her? And what can be done to fix a road design that’s experienced more than 35...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — The town partnered with the state Department of Transportation and WSP Consultants to apply for a federal grant to help replace the Schell Bridge.MassDOT has requested $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Officials in Colrain and Hawley met with state Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Deerfield, on Tuesday to bring to light the many infrastructure and funding issues their towns face. “I am here to help in any way I can,” Blais told the crowd gathered in...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHFIELD — The Emergency Services Facility Committee tweaked the external design of the proposed public safety complex on Wednesday in an effort to match other buildings along Main Street and make it appear less imposing.The multi-million-dollar...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A proposed redesign of Route 2’s problematic intersection with the east side of Holmes Street looks to improve safety in the Farley village area.The intersection has been the subject of safety concerns for decades and last discussed for...

By BELLA LEVAVI

NORTHFIELD — The Board of Sewer Commissioners is doing everything possible to bring the 53-year-old Sewer District up to regulation standards after receiving a consent order from the state Department of Environmental Protection, commissioner Karen...

ORANGE — A water main break Wednesday morning at the Leisure Woods Mobile Home Park has been fixed, according to Colin Killay, Orange’s superintendent of highway, cemeteries and parks.The water main break off East River Street caused a major water...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Replacement of the South Street Bridge will entail a year-long closure beginning in late 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) explained in a webinar Tuesday evening.The South Street Bridge, which spans the Sawmill...

By DOMENIC POLI

Locals are expressing relief over the partial reopening of the General Pierce Bridge, which connects Greenfield and Montague over the Connecticut River.The structure has been closed to vehicular traffic since April 26, 2021, to accommodate a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Primary road reconstruction work on Conway Street that started in late March 2022 is now complete, and work is now underway to replace two culverts on South Street.One culvert is being installed where Gardner Falls Road meets South Street....

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The culvert that was replaced on Mormon Hollow Road over the summer is already in need of repairs following heavy rain, and the contractor has worked to prevent additional erosion despite insisting responsibility for the culvert’s failure...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The General Pierce Bridge is set to open to one lane of traffic by the end of the week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced on Friday.“I think this is the first step toward re-establishing an important...