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LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT

The Public Building Commission of the Town of Scituate, Massachusetts will issue periodic public updates about the construction progress for the Town Library project. Groundbreaking occurred on September 1, 2015. The project remains on budget. Completion is anticipated for early 2017.

Memorial Building Heating System Repairs-Building Access and Parking Interruptions

The Town of Framingham, Department of Capital Projects and Facilities, in conjunction with the Department of Public Works, will begin repairs the Memorial Building heating system on Monday, June 20th. The work is anticipated to take place during regular business hours, running through the end of the day on Thursday, June 23rd.

Fairy House Building Workshop Coming Back to Franklin Park

Spring is in the air and so is the reappearance of magical woodland creatures in the New England outdoors. In order to accommodate the local elf and fairy community, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be co-hosting their third annual Fairy House Building Workshop with the Franklin Park Coalition on Thursday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Schoolmaster Hill in Franklin Park

McGovern to Ride from Worcester to Boston to Highlight New Transit Benefit for Massachusetts...

Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) will ride from Worcester to Boston to highlight a permanent increase in the commuter tax benefit for mass transit riders that was included in a bipartisan multi-year tax package that was signed into law in December 2015.

McGovern Hosts Congressional Youth Leaders to Discuss Climate Change and Renewable Energy in Massachusetts

Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) hosted the second of a series of meetings with his 2015 Congressional Youth Cabinet at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in Westborough. The event included a presentation about, and tour of, the new Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife net zero field office and a roundtable discussion on the effects of climate change and the possibilities presented by renewable energy sources

Free Homebuyer Fairs August 22 at Northshore Mall and Solomon Pond Mall

MassHousing, the Massachusetts Division of Banks and the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® will host two free home buying fairs on Saturday, August 22 at the Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough and the Northshore Mall in Peabody

BHA holds a Public Hearing regarding proposed changes to the Housing Choice Voucher Program...

The Boston Housing Authority hereby announces a Public Hearing regarding proposed changes to the BHA Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Amory Street Housing Development, 125 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA

Congressman McGovern Joins Community Leaders to Kick Off West Boylston Street Beautification Project and...

Tomorrow, June 19th, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will join Worcester community leaders to participate in the first West Boylston Street Beautification Project and tree planting. Community members and volunteers will come together to plant 30 trees along the stretch of West Boylston Street across from the Greendale Fire Station.

McGovern, Tsongas to Join Business and Community Leaders to Announce North Central Mass. Chamber...

Tomorrow, June 19th, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-03) will join business and community leaders at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce (NCM) in Fitchburg to announce that NCM has been designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Microlender for local small businesses

MD 14306 – SBA Consolidates Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Baltimore

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the consolidation of the Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Baltimore City into a single location at the Coppin State University beginning Monday, June 15 to assist businesses and residents in applying for low interest disaster loans. These loans are made available due to the SBA disaster declaration as a result of the Civil Disorder between April 25 and May 3, 2015 in Baltimore.

MA 14348 – SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents of Massachusetts Affected by a...

Massachusetts businesses and residents affected by the Brookside condominium fire on May 5, 2015, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today.

Secretary Ash to Announce Southeast Framingham Revitalization Funds

Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash will join the Town of Framingham and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) at a special kickoff event announcing a new Neighborhood Master Plan project to revitalize Southeast Framingham on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8 a.m. in the Pusan Road Community Center, located at 9 Pusan Rd. in Framingham.

Notice of Public Hearings Regarding DHCD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) Draft Moving to...

Berkshire Housing Development Corporation in Pittsfield, MA; Community Teamwork, Inc. in Lowell, MA; HAP Housing in Springfield, MA; Housing Assistance Corporation in Hyannis, MA; Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development in Lynn, MA; Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership in Boston, MA; RCAP Solutions, Inc. in Worcester, MA; South Middlesex Opportunity Council in Framingham, MA; South Shore Housing Development Corporation in Kingston, MA

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD RELEASES NEW MARKET-RATE HOUSING STUDY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today announced the results of a market rate housing study commissioned for Springfield, indicating a strong potential for new downtown market-rate housing

CHAPA Announces Small Technical Assistance Grants to Massachusetts Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CHAPA is introducing the second phase of its Welcome Home Massachusetts initiative: Technical Assistance Grants will be offered to communities to both energize and mobilize local support for affordable housing or create additional affordable housing opportunities.

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AG Healey Secures $2 Million in Restitution for 20,000 Massachusetts Homeowners...

One of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers will pay $2 million in restitution to resolve allegations that it violated state law and committed unfair and deceptive practices by charging Massachusetts homeowners for unnecessary fees and overpriced force-placed insurance policies, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today