October 2022

D3 phase 2 designs to cost $1.2M

As construction on the first phase of Denison’s new streetscape comes to a close, Denison officials are already looking forward to the next stage of improvements. The City Council unanimously voted this week to issue $1.2 million of bonds for the design of phase two of the Designing Downtown Denison project, also known as D3.

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Lee Conway

I am heartbroken to announce the death of my dad, Lee Conway. He left this world at the age of 56 years old after a tough fight. My dad enjoyed his horses, his grand babies, and cracking jokes. He leaves behind his mother Bessie Conway, his daughter Olivia Stanley & husband Chad, his grand babies Ava, Addi, Emerson, Will, and Case, and sister Linda Berube & husband John. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard

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Cannabis commission needs to right its regulatory ship

Holyoke death investigation points to a tail wagging the dog scenario at the agency. A 27-year-old woman collapsed on the job at a cannabis processing facility in Holyoke in January, dying several days later — a fact that didn’t become widely known for eight months — and now nine months after Lorna McMurrey’s death an investigation by the state’s cannabis regulators is still incomplete.

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