In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.
The judge noted that "public interest in this matter is high" and urged both sides to avoid political theater. And she specifically left open the possibility that O'Brien's arguments could be further debated in court if she is indeed fired.
Claiming the decision is based upon legally untenable grounds and exceeds the ZBA’s authority, DJF is asking the court to order the body to approve the special permit and site plan for the proposal.
Cresco Labs is suing two Massachusetts dispensaries over a lack of payment for goods produced from Cresco’s Leicester based production and cultivation facility.
Feedback Earth, a Grafton-based company converting food waste into animal feed, has been fined again by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for state permit violations.
In her Oct. 4 notice to O'Brien detailing the rationale for her suspension, Goldberg wrote that her decision to suspend the chairwoman "was based in part on the facts that are not in dispute on this issue."