GR EG RUT H A N A L L-VO LU N T E E R N O N - P RO F I T MO N T H LY N E W S PA P E R SI N C E 1 9 7 6 VO L M M X X I V N O 6 JUNE 2024 F R E E TO R ESI D E N T S Town Meeting Votes Move Ashfield Ahead As a ‘Climate Leader’ by peyton fleming and larry...
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GR EG RUT H A N A L L-VO LU N T E E R N O N - P RO F I T MO N T H LY N E W S PA P E R SI N C E 1 9 7 6 VO L M M X X I V N O 6 JUNE 2024 F R E E TO R ESI D E N T S Town Meeting Votes Move Ashfield Ahead As a ‘Climate Leader’ by peyton fleming and larry parnass After the approval of three articles related to climate change at last month’s annual Town Meeting, the town’s Energy Committee is moving quickly to secure a formal state designation as a Climate Leader Community. Cities and towns in Massachusetts have until July 25 to apply. Communities that are approved later this year will be the first “class” of Climate Leader Communities under the program launched in November. “We’re being a leader, and it’s really exciting to me,” said Energy Committee Chair Alexandra Osterman, who is spearheading the town’s push for the state designation. The program, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Mary Quigley speaks in favor of the climate (DOER), is aimed at leader artic
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