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ORDINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES OVERGROWTH ORDINANCE WITH $150 FINE

Chicopee's Ordinance Committee approves revised overgrowth ordinance with $150 noncriminal fine enforced by Health Department and Police only. Chair William Courchesne presided over the three-member committee, which removed Department of Public Works from enforcement after Councilor Mary Beth

Chicopee health board reelects leadership, excludes GLP-1 coverage

Chicopee Health Insurance Trust reelects leadership, excludes GLP-1 coverage. The board reappointed Marie LaFlamme as chair and appointed Ana Gomes as secretary for 2026. The board announced GLP-1 drug options will not be covered by insurance plans beginning July 1, 2026, and a new lower-cost plan

Zoning Board approves two property variances

Chicopee zoning board approves two property variances in routine meeting. The board voted unanimously to permit a front setback variance at 1036 Granby Rd. for Vladimiro Marques to construct a storage shed with the setback reduced from 25 feet to 14 feet. In a second unanimous vote, the board

Commission approves history presentation to middle school students

Chicopee Historical Commission approves Chimelis history presentation to schools. The seven-member commission voted unanimously on March 10 to approve Ronald Chimelis' presentation on Chicopee history, which will be delivered to students at Dupont Middle School on April 17 and at Lambert-Lavoie

Chicopee library approves sensitive-image digitization policy

Chicopee library trustees approve sensitive-image digitization policy. The Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new "Digitization of Images Showing Human Remains" policy at their March 9 meeting, which will display descriptions of sensitive historical images prior to viewing