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  • Mazzarella pushes can-do attitude in Leominster

    Brad Kane December 7, 2015

    In November, Dean J. Mazzarella was elected to his 12th two-year term as Leominster mayor, extending his lead as longest serving mayor in the city's 375-year history. This January, when Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn retires, Mazzarella officially

    Brad Kane December 7, 2015
  • TALK BACK

    December 7, 2015

    IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT

    December 7, 2015
  • Mass. must raise solar caps higher

    December 7, 2015

    I'm pleased to see the debate around net metering receiving attention.

    December 7, 2015
  • Incorporations

    December 7, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed their incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between October 1-14.

    December 7, 2015
  • Economic Development Coordinating Council

    Brad Kane December 7, 2015

    If you are looking for the true economic and political power in Central Massachusetts, you should start by walking into the Worcester city manager's office at 8:30 a.m. every Friday.

    Brad Kane December 7, 2015
  • Mass. has 400MW of wind potential

    Laura Finaldi December 7, 2015

    Massachusetts has the potential to generate up to 400 megawatts of wind power by 2020 -- not counting offshore turbines -- if the right government policies are put in place, according to a report from a state environmental group.

    Laura Finaldi December 7, 2015
  • Ameresco completes airport 3MW solar project

    Sam Bonacci December 3, 2015

    Ameresco, of Framingham, has completed a 3-megawatt solar installation at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), in a project that will help generate close to 20 percent of the airport's power needs, the airport announced Thursday.

    Sam Bonacci December 3, 2015
  • Pepper's Catering attains green certification

    Sam Bonacci December 2, 2015

    Pepper's Fine Catering and Events has become a Certified Green Restaurant thanks to ongoing sustainability efforts, the company announced Tuesday.

    Sam Bonacci December 2, 2015
  • Mass. green jobs up 12% in 2015

    State House News Service December 1, 2015

    The clean energy sector now employs nearly 99,000 workers in Massachusetts, after five consecutive years of growth, according to a report out Tuesday from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

    State House News Service December 1, 2015
  • Electric vehicle sales surge needed to keep pace with requirements

    State House News Service November 30, 2015

    Zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles will likely make up more than 15 percent of vehicle sales by 2025, under proposed state regulations that would require Massachusetts to accelerate its embrace of electric vehicles.

    State House News Service November 30, 2015
  • Solar talks continue in informal sessions

    State House News Service November 25, 2015

    Massachusetts lawmakers have settled into their winter recess, but Senate President Stanley Rosenberg says they are continuing to discuss a deal to raise caps on solar power and enacting a bill during informal sessions that run through December is

    State House News Service November 25, 2015
  • Framingham pushing for $34-million downtown MassBay campus

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015

    Local stakeholders are in the process of re-pitching a $34-million downtown Framingham satellite campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College to the Baker Administration after a host of community college capital projects across the state have been

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015
  • Central Mass. needs to be on the mind of Life Sciences Center

    November 23, 2015

    Launched in 2008 with much fanfare by the Patrick Administration, the Massachusetts Life Science Center -- a 10-year, $1-billion investment in catalyzing growth in the life science industry in the state -- has achieved some measurable success.

    November 23, 2015
  • Brewers, bottlers rake revenues from competitors

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015

    When consumers look at beer and soda bottles on store shelves, they see several brands competing for the same dollars, but to Central Massachusetts firms like Polar Beverages and Wachusett Brewing Co., all those bottles and cans mean money.

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015
  • Incorporations: Aug. 17-31, 2015

    November 23, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed Incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Aug. 17-31. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP & president.

    November 23, 2015
  • Talk Back

    November 23, 2015

    AG AGAINST PIPELINE

    November 23, 2015

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.