As Town leaders prepare for the upcoming budget season, we are reminded of how quickly deadlines can arise, especially when it comes to strategic financial planning for a community. Faced with less resources and staff, but more work and responsibilities, Town and...
Can you truly imagine a day without running water to make your coffee, shower, brush your teeth, flush your toilet, wash your dishes and to do your laundry? We take water for granted and we take the infrastructure that brings it so conveniently to our homes and...
In a world consistently wrestling with natural disasters, health crises and myriad other unexpected challenges, effective emergency management and public safety programs have become more crucial than ever. Striking without warning, disasters and emergencies test the...
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is seeking applications from municipal or regional wastewater utilities or systems that meet the definition of a “permittee” to expand their efforts to notify the public about sewer...
According to a recent news release issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency finalized a rule that will provide EPA, its partners and the public with the largest-ever dataset of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured and...
