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Deerfield and Sunderland School Committees Adopt Seclusion and Restraint Policies Unanimously

WHATELY — June 11, 2026 — Deerfield and Sunderland school committees unanimously adopt five student safety policies. Meeting jointly on June 11, both committees passed policies ECAB, KBG, JKAA, JLCD, and JLCDC on second reading — Deerfield 4-0, Sunderland 5-0 — with the most substantive debate focused on Policy JKAA, which prohibits

Shutesbury Conservation Commission Continues South Laurel Drive Hearing Over Road Ownership Question

SHUTESBURY — June 11, 2026 — Shutesbury Conservation Commission continues lakeside home hearing over unresolved road ownership questions. The commission voted 5-0 at its June 11 meeting to push the public hearing on a new home proposed at 36 South Laurel Drive to June 25, after engineer Rob Levesque of Levesque

Greenfield ZBA Unanimously Approves Fuel Storage Permit for Butternut Street Distributor

GREENFIELD — June 11, 2026 — Greenfield Zoning Board approves 18,000-gallon fuel storage permit for Butternut Street heating oil distributor. The board voted unanimously Thursday to grant a special permit to 33 Butternut LLC for property at 33 Butternut Street, bringing a fuel storage operation that had run without required

Greenfield ZBA Unanimously Approves Fuel Storage Permit for Butternut Street Distributor

GREENFIELD — June 11, 2026 — Greenfield Zoning Board approves 18,000-gallon fuel storage permit for Butternut Street heating oil distributor. The board voted unanimously Thursday to grant a special permit to 33 Butternut LLC for property at 33 Butternut Street, bringing a fuel storage operation that had run without required

Deerfield Appoints Timothy Drumgoole as New South County EMS Chief

Deerfield's Select Board unanimously appointed Timothy Drumgoole as the next chief of South County EMS and authorized $1,173,946.97 in sewer bills at its June 10 joint meeting with the Board of Health and Sewer Commissioners.

Greenfield Committee Advances Five Ordinances, Holds Tax Plan for Revisions

Greenfield's Appointments and Ordinances Committee voted unanimously to recommend four ordinances to the full City Council at its June 10 meeting, while holding a fifth — a proposed tax payment plan ordinance — for additional staff work.

Warwick School Committee unanimously approves grant-funded Family Liaison position through December

WARWICK — June 10, 2026 — Warwick School Committee creates new mental health and family support position funded by grant. The committee voted unanimously at its June 10 meeting to open a full-time Family Liaison and Bright Coordinator position, budgeted at $49,706.50 through December 31, 2026, with continuation contingent

Greenfield School Committee Approves FY27 Budget, Orders HVAC Procurement Review

GREENFIELD — June 10, 2026 — Greenfield School Committee approves balanced FY27 budget and orders legal review of HVAC procurement. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a fiscal year 2027 budget that draws $250,000 from the preschool revolving account, $125,000 from transportation revolving, $250,000 from special education tuition

Greenfield School Committee Approves FY27 Budget, Orders HVAC Procurement Review

GREENFIELD — June 10, 2026 — Greenfield School Committee approves balanced FY27 budget and orders legal review of HVAC procurement. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a fiscal year 2027 budget that draws $250,000 from the preschool revolving account, $125,000 from transportation revolving, $250,000 from special education tuition

Deerfield Select Board Unanimously Names Timothy Drumgoole as South County EMS Chief

DEERFIELD — June 10, 2026 — Deerfield Select Board names a new South County EMS chief and clears the way for a $20 million bridge project at a wide-ranging June 10 meeting. The board voted 3-0 to approve an employment agreement with Timothy Drumgoole as chief of South County EMS,

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