Shutesbury School Committee approves calendar, budget at 6.32 percent increase
Shutesbury School Committee unanimously approves 6.32 percent budget increase and 2026-27 school calendar amid oil spill response.
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Quorum Shortage Forces FCAT to Table $121,800 FY27 Budget Vote
WHATELY -- March 19, 2026, Frontier Community Access Television's board tabled its fiscal year 2027 budget vote after failing to reach a quorum at its March 19 meeting. The proposed budget totals approximately $121,805, built on an $80,000 payroll estimate, well below the theoretical $136,000 ceiling
Greenfield ZBA Unanimously Approves Settlement Ending Candle Maker Lawsuit
GREENFIELD -- March 19, 2026, Greenfield Zoning Board ends two-year candle factory lawsuit with unanimous settlement vote. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Thursday to approve a settlement agreement with Aromatic Fillers, LLC, a Haywood Street candle manufacturer that had appealed the board's ruling to Superior
Deerfield Select Board Clears Eminent Domain Step for Stillwater Bridge Replacement
Deerfield Select Board unanimously authorizes eminent domain takings for Stillwater Bridge and approves new police hire.
Shutesbury Board of Health Votes to Fund Lake Wyola Water Gauge From Its Own Budget
Shutesbury Board of Health authorizes contingency spending for Lake Wyola water gauge while tracking oil spill cleanup costs.
Whately Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets, Hears Franklin Tech Capital Project Update
WHATELY -- March 18, 2026, Whately Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets and receives Franklin Tech building cost update. Franklin County Technical School Business Manager Liz Bouchard told the joint Finance Committee and Select Board meeting Wednesday that Whately's share of the district's $236 million building project is
Conservation Commission clears Kestrel Land Trust to expand bog bridging at Whately Center Woods
WHATELY -- March 18, 2026, Whately Conservation Commission clears 330-foot bog bridge expansion at Whately Center Woods. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to issue a negative determination of applicability, requiring no wetlands permit, for a Kestrel Land Trust project to extend existing bog bridging along a chronically wet stretch of
Warwick School District Proposes 7 Percent Budget Increase for Fiscal Year 2027
WARWICK -- March 18, 2026, Warwick School Committee holds budget hearing on a proposed $1.27 million FY27 school operating budget, up 7 percent. Business Administrator Matt Vopola presented the figures at the March 18 hearing, showing a net decline of roughly $48,000 in Chapter 70 state aid and a
Greenfield Planning Board Votes to Initiate Hearing on Downtown Zoning Fix
GREENFIELD -- March 18, 2026, Greenfield Planning Board moves to fix a downtown zoning conflict that caps multifamily buildings at 35 feet. The board voted unanimously at its March 18 meeting to initiate a joint public hearing with the City Council's Community Development Committee, targeting May, on a zoning
Shutesbury Board Appoints Election Administrator, Weighs Library Reuse Options
Shutesbury Select Board appoints election administrator and hears library reuse options amid a $23,000 oil spill bill.