MassDOT RMV Announces Enhanced RoadReady App

BOSTON?— The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), in collaboration with Safe Roads Alliance, J.F. Griffin Publishing, and program sponsors Life 360, AAA Northeast, and the Massachusetts ROTC announced today that?a major upgrade to The RoadReady ?mobile app has been launched to promote safe driving habits among teens learning to drive with customized coaching.  

The Parent's Supervised Driving Program and?RoadReady?mobile app are available in all 50 states and focus on the critical role that families play in the teen driver education process.?The program includes a printed and digital curriculum and the RoadReady?mobile app.  The app allows parents and teens to electronically log and manage their driving hours with their smartphone or similar device and produce a state approved log upon completion. 

?In addition to improved user experience and security features, the latest RoadReady version adds a telematics feature that measures the teen's driving performance during each supervised drive. Using this measurement, the app will identify risky behaviors and offer customized coaching. Parents can also view the education information from the program curriculum in the app, distilled into a series of short, animated videos. These new features, updated June 1, 2026, supports parents and caregivers through the process of teaching their teens to drive.   

"We're pleased to continue our partnership with the Safe Roads Alliance and JF Griffin along with sponsors Life 360, AAA Northeast and MA ROTC for this important initiative,"?said Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie. "We recommend that all families utilize the?RoadReady?mobile app to make the most of the graduated licensing process. With the support of this application, parents and caregivers can be more effective teachers during the critical supervised driving time." 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths. To support building safe driving habits, the agency recommends that parents familiarize themselves with Junior Operator Laws (JOL), also known as Graduated Driver License Laws (GDL), which are designed to keep new teen drivers safe by giving them more driving privileges as they gain more experience behind the wheel. Information on these laws is available online, and restrictions on learner's permits and Junior Operator Licenses include night driving and passenger limits, 

The learning process also requires Junior Operators to spend at least 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian in a variety of road and traffic conditions, in addition to successfully completing an RMV-approved driver education and training program. A video explaining the learning permit process in greater detail is available on YouTube. In 2025, the RMV issued 47,758 Junior Operator Permits.  

The RMV recommends that customers visit Mass.Gov/RMV to review more than 50 transactions and services that are available, such as paying a fee, scheduling a road test, and renewing a registration, and "Get Ready" online before visiting a service center. For more information and to start transactions, go to?Mass.Gov/RMV. 

Allendale Pines North Affordable Manufactured Homes Sell Fast

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Saturday, August 22, 2026

Developer Teton Management cut the ribbon on the first six hopes in the manufactured housing community earlier this year. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Just a few months after Allendale Pines North cut the ribbon on its first six homes in the new manufactured home community, units in the planned development are selling fast with both first and second phases all but sold out.

 

For several years, Teton Management Corp. has been planning to expand its existing Allendale Pines Mobile Community with the development of 22 planned manufactured housing units. The new development has its own entrance at 395 Cheshire Road. 

 

The need for attainable housing has never been higher, Teton President George Whaling said. 

 

"And where we sought the opportunity to help with that demand is, we can get folks into a home at Allendale Pines North for essentially a couple of $100 less than what it would cost for someone to rent a three-bedroom of the same quality," he said. 

 

The corporation took over Allendale Pines, now referred to as Allendale Pines South, about 6 1/2 years ago, Whaling said. 

 

Since then, the corporation has invested $1,000,001 in infrastructure improvements, including replacing all water and sewer lines, paving the community and installing the infrastructure needed for 10 additional units, he said. 

 

Additionally, it has been working to clean up and improve the community, which was lacking during previous ownership, said Jason Nocher, owner of Nocher Realty, which has been hired to help sell the units.