Archive for June 2018
CTrail: With commuter trains a week away, officials warn of increased traffic
Train traffic will increase on the rail line from Springfield through Hartford to New Haven starting Saturday, the Connecticut Department of Transportation warned. The ceremonial first trains of the new CTrail commuter train service won’t run until June 15. Rides will be free over the weekend of June 16-17, and regular service begins June 18.…
Read MoreWest Springfield to work with Pioneer Valley Planning Commission on affordable housing production plan
The town has received two free technical assistance grants to work with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission on a housing production plan and a stormwater ordinance to comply with upcoming changes to West Springfield’s permit from the Environmental Protection Agency. West Springfield Planning Administrator Allyson Manuel announced the news at Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting. The housing production plan is expected to examine West…
Read More2018 Restaurant Guide
The region’s bevy of restaurants comprises one of the area’s most intriguing business sectors, one in which there is constant movement, new additions, and exciting stories unfolding. This year is no exception, and BusinessWest captures that movement, that excitement, in its annual Restaurant Guide. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreGov. Charlie Baker to visit Springfield Museums Saturday
Gov. Charlie Baker plans to visit Springfield on Saturday to tout a $200,000 grant for upgrades to the Springfield Science Museum. The grant is part of the latest round of awards from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Cultural Facilities Fund, which were announced in May. The $9.3 million was spread across 63 grants for capital projects and…
Read MoreMGM Springfield reveals what hotel lobby and suites will look like
When the $960 million MGM Springfield opens just 11 weeks from now, its 1,600-square foot Presidential Suite will include a chandelier with many hats. Probably not 500 hats, like Dr. Seuss’ book “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins,” but plenty of hats just the same. And all of them will be inspired by the real-life…
Read MoreNorthampton bike path tunnel under railroad tracks celebrated at grand opening
The days when rail-trail cyclists would illegally carry their bicycles over the former Pan Am railroad tracks when traveling from Amherst to Northampton are over. Thursday morning, officials cut the ribbon on a $4.4 million two-lane cast concrete tunnel underneath the tracks, which are now owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and actively used by…
Read MoreSpringfield announces summer Movies in the Park schedule
The city announced the return of its Movies in the Park series, which is set to provide outdoor family entertainment on a large-screen in three city parks this summer. The series set to begin July 16 through Aug. 3, and there will be one showing each week in Kenefick Park, Blunt Park and Forest Park.…
Read MoreNatick franchisee, a UMass Amherst alum, says Five Guys Burgers and Fries on track for Hadley
Plans for a Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant in the Mountain Farms Mall on Route 9 appear to be moving forward. Five Guys corporate offices in Virginia said the chain has plans for Hadley and the local franchisee, Natick-based Massachusetts Burger Enterprises, confirmed that the location would be in one of two new buildings on Route 9…
Read MoreGreenfield parking garage construction to finally begin
Massive pre-cast concrete panels will be delivered from Vermont on trucks, and Olive Street will close from June 11 to July 14 as a downtown parking garage is assembled. The project is expected to finish before Oct. 31, and will cost $10.1 million, said Mayor Bill Martin. The 261 65-foot blocks will be plucked from 85-foot…
Read MoreActor-restaurateur Mark Wahlberg tours MGM Springfield site
Mark Wahlberg, known for his acting skills and successful Wahlburgers restaurant chain, spent his 47th birthday touring the MGM Springfield construction site. A photo posted on social media showed the Oscar-nominated actor posing with an admirer near Main and State streets in downtown Springfield on Tuesday morning. He was wearing a white hard hat and accompanied by two workers also wearing…
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