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Monday, September 24, 2012

Gov. Patrick Tours Tougas Farm, Highlights APR Program

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick visited Tougas Family Farm on Friday.

"The Tougas family are superstars, both personally and professionally," remarked State Rep. Harold Naughton, who was among the guests on Friday at Tougas Family Farm. Gov. Deval Patrick and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Greg Watson visited Tougas Family in Friday, Sept. 21, to highlight the apple harvest season and tour protected farmland, recently acquired through DAR’s Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program. Tougas Farm consists of approximately 75 acres of land, the majority of which is protected through the APR program. For many years the Tougas family leased a 35-acre parcel across the street from the home farm owned by the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF). In June 2010, NEFF…

Monday, March 19, 2012

SA Farm Owner Returns to Commission With Updated Intentions

Denied his plans last time around, Santo Anza has submitted an updated notice of intent to the Conservation Commission for his property on Whitney Street.

Denied by the Conservation Commission in January, Santo Anza has resubmitted upated plans for his property at 432 Whitney St. in Northborough. Anza was initially denied his submission for a variety of reasons, the most significant that he planned to bring fill too close to wetlands, which are protected by the town's bylaws. "There were pages and pages of decisions revolving around various things he didn't provide or meet the bylaws for," said Town Engineer Fred Litchfield. [The commission] had asked for information and he neglected to supply it. They cited the State Wetlands Protection Act. He needed permits and he did not have those. There were several things." Anza, who owns SA Farm at 429 Whitney St., submitted to the commission a new …

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