Healey Admin Names Easthampton Mayor to Lead DCR

Easthampton mayor to lead state Dept. of Conservation and Recreation

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle will change hats, leaving office to take the lead at the state Department of Conservation and Recreation in the coming weeks.

Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle named DCR commissioner

EASTHAMPTON — Mayor Nicole LaChapelle announced Wednesday she will step down next week after Gov. Maura Healey appointed her commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Healey admin names Easthampton mayor to lead DCR

BOSTON (SHNS) - The Democratic mayor of Easthampton will be the new head of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, taking over later this month from the former Democratic mayor of Revere. DCR announced Wednesday that Nicole LaChapelle, who has been mayor of Easthampton since 2018 and has been active in various Healey administration initiatives in recent years, will replace outgoing Commissioner Brian Arrigo effective July 21. "DCR parks,…

Easthampton’s LaChapelle Receives State Commission: Conservation & Rec…

Transition is coming early to the City of Easthampton. Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, who had announced last year she would not seek another term, will resign early to take on a new state role. Come July 21, LaChapelle will join Governor Maura Healey’s administration as Commissioner of the Department of Conservation & Recreation. The post Easthampton’s LaChapelle Receives State Commission: Conservation & Rec… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & …