MANSFIELD — City workers represented by AFSCME Local 3088 have worked for nine months under the terms of an expired contract. The members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union took to the streets near Central Park on Monday to make sure the public is aware of that fact. Union district […]
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Closed for remodeling: Mansfield City Council moves one floor down for meetings
MANSFIELD — Don’t come to council chambers Tuesday if you want to attend the Mansfield City Council meeting. Because it won’t be on Tuesday, since City Council doesn’t meet on Election Day, opting instead to meet on Wednesdays that week. And it also won’t be in council chambers. A long-anticipated remodeling of council chambers by […]
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Eyes in the sky: Mansfield to use new drone technology to improve emergency response
MANSFIELD — ShotSpotter detects gunshots somewhere in Mansfield at 2 a.m. Police officers in cruisers race across town, responding even before 9-1-1 calls come in. A license-plate reading camera in the area captures a vehicle speeding away from the scene, perhaps capturing the suspect’s fleeing vehicle. A camera drone flies from a box atop the […]
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Clock ticking for $3.5 million in ARPA-funded projects at Mansfield Municipal Building
MANSFIELD — The clock is ticking on about $3.5 million in planned improvements to the Mansfield Municipal Building. Literally. The work will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act funds, a request from former Mayor Tim Theaker that City Council approved more than two years ago. Money funded by ARPA must be appropriated by the […]