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Deerfield Eyes Up to $1 Million Regional Grant for Frontier School Energy Upgrades

DEERFIELD -- March 12, 2026, Deerfield Energy Conservation Committee advances Frontier Regional School grant planning and solar procurement at March meeting. The committee, chaired by David Gilbert Keith, heard from administrator Alex Galloway that the state has accepted the closeout of the Deerfield Elementary School Building Management System project, making the

Whately Select Board launches health insurance negotiation, amends personnel policy

Whately Select Board approves health insurance negotiation process and personnel policy update. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to engage Mass.

Warwick School Committee Trims $20,000 as Town Nears Levy Limit

WARWICK -- March 11, 2026, Warwick School Committee trims $20,000 from FY27 budget as town runs above Proposition 2½ levy limit. School Business Administrator Matt Bobola and Superintendent Carol Leonard Miller presented two cuts at the March 11 meeting: a $14,000 reduction to the middle-high school tuition line

Sunderland Boards Order Deep Budget Cuts, Weigh Proposition 2½ Override Amid $1.5 Million Gap

Sunderland boards direct departments to model 5 and 20 percent cuts as $1.5 million budget gap looms.

Whately authorizes $12,000 study to assess State Road affordable housing site

Whately Housing Committee and Affordable Housing Trust each voted unanimously to authorize up to $12,000 for an engineering feasibility and site analysis at the town-owned property at 268 State Road.

Whately Energy Committee Eyes June Grant Deadline for Building Decarbonization Study

Whately Energy Committee sets sights on a $15,000 Green Communities technical assistance grant due June 5.

Shutesbury Planning Board closes data center hearing, targets April vote on bylaw

Shutesbury Planning Board unanimously closes public hearing on a proposed data center zoning bylaw, with a final vote expected at the April 13 meeting.

Deerfield Finance Committee Cuts Library Budget to State-Required Minimum

DEERFIELD -- March 9, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee sets Tilton Library budget at state minimum, exposing a $180,000 town revenue gap. The committee voted 3-0-2 to recommend $230,232 for the Tilton Library (account 610-5400), the lowest appropriation permitted under the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Municipal

Shutesbury Holds Clicker Demonstration Ahead of Potential Annual Town Meeting Vote

Shutesbury voters attended a public demonstration of electronic voting clickers Saturday as the town weighs a $5,730 first-year purchase that could change how annual town meetings are conducted.

Whately Boards Review FY27 Budgets, Shift Finance Vote to May 11

Whately's Finance Committee and Select Board jointly reviewed more than a dozen proposed FY27 operating budgets at their March 4 meeting, taking no final votes but flagging several areas of uncertainty.

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