• Legislature declines action on several environmental bills
• EPA moves forward with MS4 permit rules
• MMA weighs in on new open meeting law regulations
• Ballot questions could affect FY11 local aid
• Student-designed signs grab attention
• Andover moves to streamline IT functions
• Gloucester acquires key waterfront parcel
• Streetlights purchase to lead to savings
• Site chosen in Holyoke for high-speed computing center
• Federal funds will boost Ch. 70, Medicaid for FY11
• Mass. wins $250M federal education grant
• Municipal law seminars scheduled
• MSBA launches ‘green repair’ grant program
• Mosquito spraying targets 27 Mass. communities
• A thorough review of energy purchasing can reduce costs
• Free urban renewal workshop is Sept. 24 in Worcester
• Governor signs ‘municipal relief’ bill
• Amherst Police place first in traffic-safety competition
• Boston shutters printing office
• Path cleared for regional school district
• North Andover Town Meeting expands role in union contracts
• Pittsfield tries fat as engine lubricant
• Legislature stalls on municipal health insurance reform
• Legislature remains stuck on casino issue
• House passes wind facilities siting bill
• $45M to go to western Mass. broadband project
• Gov. signs budget; local aid cut for 3rd straight year
• Conference committee releases ‘municipal relief’ bill
• House rejects permit extension; negotiations to begin
• AG’s new open meeting law guide available here
• Gov. Patrick signs FY11 state budget
• FY11 peer-to-peer grants available
• DEP announces FY11 drinking water supply protection grant program
• Legislature OK’s budget with no further cuts in main local aid accounts
• MBI gathers broadband data for grant
• Business groups urge Legislature to enact ‘plan design’ change
• Westwood agrees to share risk in development plan
• Electronic billboards to boost revenue
• Erving gets perfect score on Census
• Western Mass. towns embrace fiber-optic project

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