Holyoke and Chicopee are benefiting from a new, one-and-a-half-million-dollar grant to improve water quality in the Connecticut River watershed.
Governor Charlie Baker's administration awarded the grant to the Connecticut River Clean-up Committee to provide assistance to the three cities as they implement plans to reduce sewer overflows and wastewater discharges.
The committee has been active for more than 20 years and has now received a total of four-and-a-half-million from the state for its cleanup efforts.