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$34 Million Appropriation Would Finish Foundry Row and West Bellwater Transit Segments
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The city council voted 6-1 to approve a $34 million appropriation completing construction financing for the transit corridor’s West Bellwater and Foundry Row segments, with Cedar Hollow’s council member casting the lone no vote.
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Planning Department Launches Corridor-Wide Study of Mill Street
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Bellwater’s planning department has launched a corridor-wide study of Mill Street, aiming to set consistent zoning and affordable-housing rules after…
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New County Data Shows Overdose Deaths Concentrated in Lowertown, Cedar Hollow
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The Wentworth County Department of Health’s full annual overdose report shows Lowertown and Cedar Hollow account for 62 percent of…
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Trustees Fund First Two Phases of Miners Facility Overhaul, Defer the Third
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Bellwater State’s trustees approved $14.2 million to fund the first two phases of the Miners’ facility upgrade plan, deferring locker…
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Record Crowd at Millrace Stadium as River FC Opens Season
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Bellwater River FC set a franchise attendance record of 14,478 at Millrace Stadium in a 2-1 season-opening win, though a supporters’ group leader flagged concerns about rising ticket prices.
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Kestrel Biologics Hits Its Hiring Target, With Help It Didn’t Expect to Need
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Kestrel Biologics says it has nearly doubled its Bellwater workforce, hitting its two-year hiring target partly by absorbing technicians laid off by rival Ridgeline Therapeutics.
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After Twenty Years on Vale Avenue, the Millhouse Café Is Betting on Foundry Row
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Vale Avenue’s Millhouse Café will open a second location near Foundry Row this fall, betting that the neighborhood’s growing biotech workforce can support a satellite of the downtown institution.
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Council Splits Over Chief Simms’ $94 Million Police Budget Request
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A push to redirect police overtime funding toward a mental-health co-response pilot became the sharpest fight of this year’s budget season, ending in a committee compromise that funds a smaller…
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Ironclads, Frost and River FC Expand Shared Ticket Bundle After Strong First Year
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The Ironclads, Frost and River FC are expanding a joint season-ticket bundle into a flexible mix-and-match program after the promotion outperformed expectations in its first year.
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Riverside Free Clinic Says Expiring Grants Could Force Service Cuts Within a Year
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Riverside Free Clinic warns it could be forced to cut services within a year as two major grants near expiration, even as patient demand keeps climbing.
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Bellwater Turbine Works Lands Its First Overseas Buyer
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Bellwater Turbine Works will begin shipping turbine components to a Canadian wind developer this fall under its first export contract, though the $22 million deal depends on solving a persistent…
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Lawsuit Claims Foundry District Lofts Developer Broke City’s Affordable-Housing Deal
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Lowertown tenants and a housing nonprofit are suing the developer behind the Foundry District Lofts, claiming it built far fewer income-restricted units than the city’s redevelopment agreement required.
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A Year After Reopening, Mill Street Diner Says Business Is Steadier Than Before the Fire
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A year after reopening from a fire, the Mill Street Diner says weekday lunch revenue is up 15 percent, driven by nearby biotech workers, even as owner Denny Kowalski says…
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Bellwater Unveils Its Largest Public Art Installation Yet Along the Kestrel River
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Nine new murals now line nearly a mile of the Kestrel River Greenway, the city’s largest public-art project yet, though the funding vote behind it remains a point of contention…