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From MassLive.com and WWLP, gathered by TMI, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. MassLive.com3 hours ago

    Westfield man pleads guilty to open and gross lewdness

    A Westfield man pleaded guilty Thursday in District Court to open and gross lewdness for exposing himself at the Athenaeum, according to court records.

  2. WWLP14 hours ago

    Massachusetts courts launch Blue Card Initiative for autism support

    The Massachusetts Trial Court has launched the Blue Card Initiative at courthouses statewide to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder during court visits.

  3. MassLive.com14 hours ago

    Who pays when state orders switch to sewer at Chicopee mobile home park?

    The Attorney General’s Office argued that depending on how the state Supreme Judicial Court rules, its regulations regarding manufactured housing might be invalidated across two dozen communities that have rent control.

In brief

The short notes of Springfield Morning News’ last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • ChicopeeA rent fight at Chicopee's BlueBird Acres Mobile Home Park reached the state's highest court Monday, where justices sharply questioned the attorney for the Rent Control Board.

    A rent fight at Chicopee's BlueBird Acres Mobile Home Park reached the state's highest court Monday, where justices sharply questioned the attorney for the Rent Control Board. The board approved the increase in 2022 after the park switched from septic to sewer, raising rents from $296 to $416.

    Around Massachusetts · Today’s editionSource: MassLive.com

  • CourtsThe Massachusetts Trial Court launched the voluntary Blue Card Initiative at courthouses statewide to support people with autism spectrum disorder during court visits.

    The Massachusetts Trial Court launched the voluntary Blue Card Initiative at courthouses statewide to support people with autism spectrum disorder during court visits. The card helps visitors organize paperwork and signals they may have communication or sensory needs.

    Around Massachusetts · Today’s editionSource: WWLP