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Whately Zoning Board Approves Covestro Special Permit for Sandy Lane R&D Facility

WHATELY — June 4, 2026 — Whately zoning board unanimously approves special permit for Covestro LLC's second Whately location. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 Thursday to grant Covestro LLC a special permit to operate a research and development facility at 10 Sandy Lane, a building formerly tenanted

Whately Board of Assessors Unanimously Ends Farm Machinery Excise Tax

WHATELY — June 4, 2026 — Whately Board of Assessors votes to permanently eliminate the farm machinery excise tax. Meeting on June 4, the three-member board voted unanimously to end the self-reported personal property assessment effective fiscal year 2026 and all future years, after learning that no survey forms had

Greenfield Planning Board Advances Free Fridge Zoning Fix, Endorses Leyden Road Land Split

GREENFIELD — June 4, 2026 — Greenfield Planning Board clears a family land split on Leyden Road and directs staff to draft a zoning fix legalizing community free fridges. The board voted unanimously to endorse an approval-not-required plan submitted by Elizabeth Reed O'Neill for Assessor's Map

Greenfield Public Safety Commission Unanimously Declares Pit Bull Mix Dangerous

Greenfield Public Safety Commission declares pit bull mix dangerous in city's first dog hearing.

Greenfield Assessors Back Software Upgrades to Fix Billing Errors, Boost Revenue

Greenfield Board of Assessors backs software fixes and advances rental registry coordination.

Sunderland Zoning Board Schedules June 30 Hearing as Dollar General Reviews Near Completion

WHATELY — June 3, 2026 — Sunderland's Zoning Board of Appeals held its 13th consecutive session on a Dollar General special permit application, hearing sharp resident opposition and scheduling a June 30 follow-up hearing. The board, reviewing an application by Colleto Development Group of Torrington, Connecticut to build a

Shutesbury Board of Health conditionally passes 80 Lakeview Drive septic system with tank upgrade requirement

SHUTESBURY — June 3, 2026 — Shutesbury Board of Health issues conditional pass on a lakeside septic system, requiring a tank upgrade and annual well testing. The board voted 3-0 at its June 3 meeting — with Chair Catherine Hilton abstaining due to her proximity as a neighbor — to conditionally pass the

Greenfield Board of Health Adopts Kratom and Synthetic Drug Sales Restrictions

GREENFIELD — June 3, 2026 — Greenfield Board of Health votes to ban retail sales of kratom and synthetic cannabinoids. The board unanimously adopted regulations Tuesday modeled on a Northampton ordinance, covering kratom, Delta-8, and Delta-10 products sold openly at local convenience stores, after health department staff displayed photographs of

Greenfield Board of Health Adopts Kratom and Synthetic Drug Sales Restrictions

GREENFIELD — June 3, 2026 — Greenfield Board of Health votes to ban retail sales of kratom and synthetic cannabinoids. The board unanimously adopted regulations Tuesday modeled on a Northampton ordinance, covering kratom, Delta-8, and Delta-10 products sold openly at local convenience stores, after health department staff displayed photographs of

Greenfield Council Chairs Post Contingency Budget Meeting, Restructure July Calendar

Greenfield City Council committee chairs set a packed mid-June agenda and posted a contingency budget meeting at their June 2 organizational session.

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