Easthampton Mayor Takes on Role as Mass DCR Commissioner

Easthampton mayor takes on role as Mass DCR commissioner

Easthampton mayor Nicole LaChapelle is being sworn in as Mass DCR’s new commissioner next week.

Easthampton’s mayor is DCR’s new commissioner

Colin Young, State House News ServiceNicole LaChapelle, the mayor of Easthampton since 2018 and a participant in various Healey administration initiatives in recent years, will replace Brian Arrigo as the new head of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) beginning next Monday (July 21). Arrigo, a former mayor of Revere, is taking a job as vice chancellor of finance and operations at UMass Lowell this summer. “DCR parks, playgrounds…