Municipal police officers must be trained and certified

Contractors who indemnify municipalities cannot wait for an express demand for indemnification

The Legislature encourages the adoption of smart growth and starter home zoning districts

Don't Jump the Vaccination Line

USEPA Finalizes Modifications to MS4 Permit; Running for Municipal Office? Remember This

The Zoning Act is amended to encourage community housing.

Delivery of recreational marijuana is here. What does that mean?

Bryan Bertram is the new chair of the firm’s Energy Practice Group

The Comstock opinion has garnered most attention, not for its holding, but for a footnote on the history of a common term used in zoning...

Our readers may remember that, in our October 2019 newsletter, we discussed the Appeals Court’s opinion in Murchison v. Zoning Bd. of...

The Zoning Act provides protection for existing structures and uses from changes in local zoning requirements. Central to M.G.L. c.40A,...

M.G.L. c. 140, § 129B formerly permitted a licensing authority to deny a firearm identification card (FID) only if the applicant was a...

MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces Funding Program MassDOT has announced a $5 million grant program to municipalities to launch or expand,...

Earlier this month, the Town of Weymouth, represented by our own Ray Miyares, Bryan Bertram, and Katherine Stock, won its challenge in...

The recent Appeals Court case of Maroney v. Planning Board of Haverhill, 19-P-566 (Appeals Court June 15, 2020) highlights the pitfalls...

The federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§1251 et seq., requires a permit for discharges from a point source to “navigable waters,” which...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued a decision affirming that Massachusetts Fire Chiefs possess non-delegable management...

EPA Issues Final Rule Redefining "Waters of the United States" On April 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule...

The Supreme Judicial Court recently had occasion to review and affirm the adequacy of a Town Meeting Warrant article that the Town itself...

A bar with an all-alcohol license, issued under M.G.L. c. 138, §12, which permits the premises to serve alcohol to patrons on site, also...