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There's been numerous plans for the Greylock Glen over the past half century — casinos and golf courses, condos and hotels, tramways and ski slopes.    On Friday, the first milestone in the development of the 50-acre parcel was finally realized with the opening of the Greylock Glen Outdoor Center.    "It's taken us 50 years. Good morning everyone! We all did it,… Read more »

Sublime Systems, a manufacturer of low-carbon cement with plans to start building a plant in Holyoke in 2025, was hailed by federal and state officials after some of its material was used in Boston’s largest net-zero office building.   The 707,000 square-foot, 17-story building that makes up One Boston Wharf is the biggest mixed-use net-zero-carbon office building in the city. It… Read more »

The town’s $36.7 million public safety complex and DPW project gained a $1 million boost from Congress on Wednesday.   U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, announced the federal earmark for Lee during a ceremony at Town Hall on Wednesday.   The federal money — which was part of the fiscal year 2024 spending bill signed into law on March 9 by President Joe Biden — will go… Read more »

The U.S. Marine Corps and National Montford Point Marine Association awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Corporal Joseph Anthony Budd. Corporal Budd, who served in World War 2 and later became Springfield’s first African American police officer, was honored from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ray Jordan Center. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Massachusetts Congressman… Read more »

A community college in western Massachusetts has finished work on a new regional cybersecurity center. Officials gathered to mark the occasion this week as students start to take advantage of the facility. Following a lengthy redevelopment, Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts, has become a hub for train and bus travel again over the past few years. It’s also now home… Read more »

The Springfield Museums today announced a partnership with the Office of Public Works of Ireland to showcase artifacts that represent the historic connection between Western Massachusetts and County Kerry, Ireland. The first exhibit honoring the relationship is now on display in the lobby of the Wood Museum of Springfield History. It is titled Gone Now, To Springfield: Celebrating… Read more »

First Resource Development Co. is marking the completion – and full occupancy – of 96 apartments in the former Knox Automobile Co. factory building in Mason Square. The project wraps a 12-year, $100 million effort to bring 295 affordable apartments to both Knox — where the first fire truck was built in 1906 — and to the neighboring 199-unit Indian Motorcycle apartments… Read more »

A coalition of the Bay State’s lawmakers on Capitol Hill have called on bankrupt Steward Health Care to look after some 1,200 workers set to lose their jobs at month’s end. “Steward must finally act responsibly toward its workers and pay them the severance and accumulated paid time off they are owed,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre and… Read more »

The city will see more than 1,500 new trees planted, the Mason Square Library will soon have a more reliable, environmentally friendly air-conditioning system for its cooling center, and thousands of homes will be improved with new roofs, new windows, and mold and lead abatement over the next three years. On Wednesday, eight local agencies and a half-dozen city departments joined… Read more »

The new North Adams Regional Hospital won’t have to worry about money like the old one.   Berkshire Health Systems announced Thursday that NARH has been deemed a critical access hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the designation on July 31, which applies retroactively to July 12.   Since opening in March, NARH has provided outpatient services… Read more »