NORTHAMPTON — By the end of February, it was official: Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation that merged two housing authorities in Western Massachusetts.
The Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority, which oversaw 40 units in the hilltowns of Cummington and Huntington, faced dwindling leadership over the last few years. Its executive director had retired and membership on its board of directors shrank. Northampton Housing Authority agreed to absorb the nearby housing authority and its properties.
