Will very much miss Steve Pfarrer at the Hampshire Gazette. He covered PEN PAL when it came out 10 years ago--very generous of him, given that it was self-published! #LocalJournalism #MassachusettsJournalism #WMass #HampshireGazette

https://www.gazettenet.com/The-long-view-30-years-in-local-journalism-55685540

The long view: Reflecting on 30 years in local journalism

In the early 1990s, I answered an ad for a reporting job at the Gazette. I had editorial experience — I’d worked as a copywriter, a copy editor, and a proofreader — and I liked writing, but I’d never worked for a newspaper, unless you counted a few...

Daily Hampshire Gazette
For unbiased voter information and reporting in #WMass mayoral elections happening on November 7th, visit #pubradio https://www.nepm.org/vote
Voter guide 2023: Mayoral elections in western Massachusetts

In the November general election, there are seven contested mayoral races in western Massachusetts.

New England Public Media
@mem_somerville our #heatPump is still steady at a comparatively warm 13° in #WMass right now.
Proposed rail project would link Hartford and Boston

The Massachusetts transportation agency, Amtrak and CSX are seeking a $108 million grant that would link the rail lines between Hartford and Boston.

CT Insider

Lego is moving US headquarters from Enfield, CT (on the Mass line, walkable from my house) to Boston, MA.

Friends near me react with shock and disappointment.

Friends in Eastern #Massachusetts are excited.

#Lego #Enfield #CT #Connecticut #MA #mapoli #WMass

Nice to see friends' writing in the newspaper.

Ladimer S. and Anna B. Nagurney: Appreciate column on Ukraine
https://www.gazettenet.com/Letter-to-the-editor-49644779

referred to:
Guest columnist David Gottsegen: As war rolls on, support for Ukraine must continue
https://www.gazettenet.com/Guest-columnist-Gottsegen-49559038

(@hawkeceprof Dr. Gottsegen has helped my youngest!)
#Ukraine #WMass #massachusetts #LetterToTheEditor

Ladimer S. and Anna B. Nagurney: Appreciate column on Ukraine

Concord Monitor

The link for today's meeting, as well as future Commission meetings, will be available on the Rail and Transit Division website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/rail-and-transit-division

#WMass #Train #Mapoli #WMassRailCommission #EastWestRail #WestEastRail #RailAndTransit #MassDOT

Rail and Transit Division

The MassDOT Rail and Transit Division oversees the Commonwealth's 15 Regional Transit Authorities, MassDOT's freight and passenger rail program and works closely with the MBTA.

Mass.gov

#TrainsInTheValley "Sarah Robertson of The Shoestring, on last week's Northern Tier Rail Study "Public Workshop" meeting.

What's important to remember is that this study isn't close to being finished yet. Lots of work remains to be done, including refining the projected costs (which look high) and the projected ridership (which look low)."

#mapoli #Massachusetts #train #NorthernTierRailStudy #TheShoestring #WMass #MassDOT

https://theshoestring.org/2023/01/19/virtual-forum-on-east-west-rail-northern-tier-draws-a-crowd/

Virtual Forum on East-West Rail “Northern Tier” Draws a Crowd

MassDOT presented options and sought feedback for proposed passenger rail from North Adams to Boston By Sarah Robertson FRANKLIN COUNTY – More than 150 people attended a virtual presentation last Wednesday about the future of a proposed passenger rail service connecting North Adams to Boston.  “There’s so much potential for and excitement for western Mass […]

In 2021 I took photos of bike lanes at Exchange and Cabot streets in #Chicopee #bikeLane #WMass

Yet business owners complained
https://www.masslive.com/news/2021/08/chicopee-businesses-pan-bike-path-that-eliminated-65-downtown-parking-spaces.html

Chicopee businesses pan bike path that eliminated 65 downtown parking spaces

The bike lane is a pilot program and will be removed for the winter in November.

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