Yearly Archives: 2016

The Town of Framingham’s Economic Development Industrial Corporation (EDIC) has allocated $35,000.00 to assist business and property owners in Framingham who wish to improve their storefronts. The funds are currently targeted for the Nobscot and Saxonville areas; however, businesses in other areas of Town are eligible for consideration

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

First look at proposal for BHA-backed reimagining of affordable housing project into mixed-income community CHARLESTOWN - March 29, 2016 - (RealEstateRama) - Corcoran-SunCal, in partnership...

Congressmen Bill Keating (D-MA) and Keith Rothfus (R-PA) today introduced the Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 (H.R. 4841). The bill would encourage physicians to co-prescribe naloxone alongside opioid prescriptions, and make naloxone more widely available in federal health settings. Along with federally qualified health centers, the bill specifically requires the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Indian Health Service to develop their own co-prescribing guidelines tailored to their individual needs

Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito are pleased to announce a total of $4.5 million in tax credit allocations to 37 Community Development Corporations (CDCs) under the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) reported today that February proved to be another record month for closed home sales, as buyer activity pushed closed sales to its highest levels for the month since 2004. While single-family closed sales were up by more than 24 percent, median prices went down for the first time in nine months. Condominium sales also closed up with median prices down almost three percent

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced $28 million in funding awards to support the creation of affordable housing throughout Boston.  The funding, which will preserve or produce 837 housing units, comes from $21 million of federal and local resources awarded through the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) and $7 million of Linkage funds, awarded through Boston's Neighborhood Housing Trust.

A West Bridgewater construction company has been cited more than $54,000 in restitution and penalties for violating the state prevailing wage, overtime and record keeping laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today

Governor Charlie Baker received bipartisan support from three former secretaries of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Maeve Vallely-Bartlett, Rick Sullivan, and Ian Bowles, for the administration’s efforts to diversify our state’s energy portfolio through the procurement of cost-effective, hydropower generation. The announcement followed a State House meeting between Governor Baker, current Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton and his predecessors to discuss the need to stabilize New England’s electricity rates, meet the Commonwealth’s Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) goals and provide ratepayers with a clean, cost-competitive alternative to coal and oil generation.

Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced thirteen awards from the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative to communities across the Commonwealth. Through the MDI Technical Assistance Program, these grants support local downtown revitalization efforts by connecting municipalities with high-impact consultant services. This year’s awards, totaling $130,000, are set aside from the Community Development Block Grant program every year, and are administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

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 late 2016/early 2017.

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.

Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), applauding 100 members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for writing House leadership in support of legislation to assure strong net energy metering policies.

BOSTON – March 15, 2016 – (RealEstateRama) — During his annual speech before the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today will...

As more Massachusetts homeowners seek clean and renewable energy sources to provide electricity, Attorney General Maura Healey is providing tips for consumers when purchasing or leasing solar panels.