![Wastewater treatment plants along Massachusetts rivers will have to notify the public when they dump untreated sewage into the water during heavy rain events, thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker this week. “This legislation has been in the making for about a decade. It’s been a long battle for transparency […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/010918waterce015-1.jpg?w=114 "Wastewater treatment plants along Massachusetts rivers will have to notify the public when they dump untreated sewage into the water during heavy rain events, thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker this week. “This legislation has been in the making for about a decade. It’s been a long battle for transparency […]")
Governor Baker signs bill forcing notification of sewage dumps in Merrimack River
Wastewater treatment plants along Massachusetts rivers will have to notify the public when they dump untreated sewage into the water during heavy rain events, thanks to a bill signed into...
![Law enforcement officers and their supporters gathered in Burlington Wednesday evening to rally against a police reform bill under debate on Beacon Hill, calling it “rushed” and riddled with “big problems.” “I have no idea what we’ll do if this bill passes. Not only will it jeopardize our livelihood, it will jeapordize our lives,” said […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cktheBluenc1-1.jpg?w=132 "Law enforcement officers and their supporters gathered in Burlington Wednesday evening to rally against a police reform bill under debate on Beacon Hill, calling it “rushed” and riddled with “big problems.” “I have no idea what we’ll do if this bill passes. Not only will it jeopardize our livelihood, it will jeapordize our lives,” said […]")
![Masked fitness fans were welcomed back to gyms across the state with “open arms” after months of coronavirus lockdown. “We’ve been working toward this day for nearly four months now. It is so important to stay physically active and healthy,” said Mark Harrington, president of Healthworks, which reopened several fitness centers Monday. As part of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/healthworksms002-1-1.jpg?w=130 "Masked fitness fans were welcomed back to gyms across the state with “open arms” after months of coronavirus lockdown. “We’ve been working toward this day for nearly four months now. It is so important to stay physically active and healthy,” said Mark Harrington, president of Healthworks, which reopened several fitness centers Monday. As part of […]")
![Protesters on both sides of the stay-at-home debate butted heads outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s Swampscott home Thursday — both with and without masks. The raucous scene was peppered with medical workers stressing the coronavirus is all too real and others eager to open up the economy. “People opposite of Republicans and who don’t like (President) […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/protestar01-1.jpg?w=129 "Protesters on both sides of the stay-at-home debate butted heads outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s Swampscott home Thursday — both with and without masks. The raucous scene was peppered with medical workers stressing the coronavirus is all too real and others eager to open up the economy. “People opposite of Republicans and who don’t like (President) […]")