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Greenfield Committee Reviews Draft Ordinances to Regulate Data Centers Amid Energy Acquisition Concerns

Greenfield's Economic Development Committee moved toward data center zoning regulations after a fellow councillor presented two draft ordinances at the June 9 meeting.

Conway Voters Approve $7.6 Million Budget and $850,000 Fire Truck at Annual Town Meeting

WHATELY — June 9, 2026 — Conway voters approved a $7,568,446.11 operating budget and a series of capital purchases at the town's Annual Town Meeting on June 9, drawing down nearly all of the town's $894,273 in certified free cash. Finance Committee Chair Alan

Shutesbury Select Board Disbands Spear Library Committee, Restructures Lake Wyola Panel

SHUTESBURY — June 9, 2026 — Shutesbury Select Board overhauls Lake Wyola committee, adopts new personnel handbook, and hears Spear Library final report at packed June 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to transform the Lake Wyola Advisory Committee from a roughly 35-year-old ad hoc body into a permanent standing

Whately Walking Tour Group Sets July Deadline for Historic Site Scripts

Whately committee advances plans for a twelve-stop audio walking tour of the town center.

Sunderland Select Board Tables Annual Reappointments After Missing Committees Found on Draft List

WHATELY — June 8, 2026 — Sunderland Select Board defers its annual committee reappointment vote after finding multiple boards missing from the draft list. Meeting Monday with two of three members present, the board had planned to approve the bulk of its fiscal year 2027 reappointments — holding only four names pending confirmation

Whately Agricultural Commission votes to back state farm resilience bill

WHATELY — June 8, 2026 — Whately Agricultural Commission unanimously backs state farm resilience legislation and hears drought vulnerability testimony from local farmers. The commission voted at its June 8 meeting to accept two draft letters — one to itself and one for the Select Board to transmit to the chair of the

Greenfield School Policy Subcommittee Endorses AI Advisory Group, Delays Three Policy Items

GREENFIELD — June 8, 2026 — Greenfield's school policy subcommittee endorsed an AI community advisory group and postponed three policy items at its June 8 online meeting. The two-member quorum — Chair Elizabeth Deneve and Member Childs, with Member Deitman joining midway — voted unanimously to recommend that the full School

Conway Annual Town Meeting Approves $7.57 Million Budget and $850,000 Fire Truck

CONWAY — June 6, 2026 — Conway voters approved a $7.57 million municipal and school budget and a string of capital equipment purchases at the June 6 Annual Town Meeting. Finance Committee Chair Alan Singer reported certified free cash of $894,273 and said the day's transfers would leave

Greenfield Tax Relief Fund Votes to Seek CPA Law Change, Holds Just $3,289

Greenfield's Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee voted unanimously to pursue a state legislative change that would allow Community Preservation Act money to fund the program, even as the account holds just $3,289.70 ahead of a planned September launch.

Greenfield Historical Commission Moves to Display Historic Stagecoach at July 4 Fireworks

Greenfield Historical Commission plans stagecoach display at Beacon Field for the Fourth of July.

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