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5 Things To Know In Oxford: Main Street Grant Status, Early Voting, Hazardous Waste Day And More
Oxford's Main Street committee checks on a $4.3 million grant, early voting starts Oct. 19 and the hazardous waste day moves.

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Oxford's Main Street committee checks on a $4.3 million grant, early voting starts Oct. 19 and the hazardous waste day moves.

uffield's wetlands panel hears a South Main multifamily plan and three boards meet on the middle school and Fire House 1.
Windsor TPZ hears a Great Pond code change, Windsor Center infill rules and an event venue on Day Hill Road.
South Windsor P&Z hears a religious-campus zoning change, gets a 69-unit senior plan and reviews a Clark Street land buy.
Granby P&Z may adopt its 10-year town plan, wetlands panel hears a 16-unit apartment plan and East Granby proposes wetland fines.
Windsor Locks opens its new train station and breaks ground on Main Street housing; East Windsor starts capital planning.
Somers updates the long-stalled Somersville Mill site, early voting starts Oct. 19 and Ellington boards meet this week.
Enfield P&Z weighs 178 apartments at the former MassMutual campus and senior units at the old Nathan Hale School.
Blumenthal and Himes want regulators to investigate the July equipment failures and keep residents informed.
Tuesday’s events will celebrate the new $65 million station and the start of a $49 million mixed-income housing project next door.
The two-lane traffic pattern will remain in place through spring 2027 while the bridge rehabilitation continues.
Students already must keep phones away during class, but district officials are considering whether the restriction should cover more.
The Housing Authority says sewage enters apartments at Snipsic Village.
Saturday’s event at Skips Wastewater Services features trucks, food vendors and children’s activities, with proceeds supporting HVCC.
Patch previously reported the arrest.
The association says no employees have been suspended and warns that last-minute absences can affect emergency coverage.
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