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Government · Library

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

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Government · Planning Board

Board accepts seven Chicopee streets at last

Chicopee Planning Board accepts seven streets, formally adopting roads in existence for years. The board voted unanimously to accept Anson Street, Litwin Lane, Old Lyman Road, Peloquin Avenue, Streiber Drive, Telegraph Avenue, and Trilby Avenue into the city's street system. The board also voted

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Commission tables compliance decision on riverfront property

Chicopee Conservation Commission postpones wetland compliance decision on disputed property. The five-member Commission unanimously tabled a Certificate of Compliance request from Bridgetown, LLC for a property at 0 East Main Street that violated Riverfront Area protection rules in April 2019.

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Government · City Council

Council rejects zone change for James Street restaurant

Chicopee City Council defeats restaurant zone change on James Street after neighborhood opposition. The proposal, which would have allowed applicant Duy Nguyen of Hudson, New Hampshire to operate a restaurant at 749 James Street by converting the property from residential to business zoning, failed

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Government · Retirement Board

Board approves disability retirements and pension calculations

Chicopee Retirement Board approves disability retirements and pension allowances for city employees. The board unanimously approved two accidental disability applications from Fire Department and Police Department employees that will advance to the Public Employee Retirement Administration

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Board approves two variances in routine zoning hearing

Chicopee zoning board approves two property variances in a routine February hearing. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-0 to re-approve a variance at 1601 Westover Rd reducing frontage requirements to allow a single-family lot, after a prior December 2024 approval had expired due to no

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Government · Library

Library trustees recommend click-through system for all digitized images

Library trustees adopt uniform access approach to sensitive digital images. All three trustees - Barbara Pronovost, Judith Chelte, and Karen Kamienski - agreed that digitized materials should include click-through warnings and descriptions rather than restricted access. Trustee Chelte raised

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