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Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs senior and veteran tax work-off program

DEERFIELD -- January 26, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously endorses senior and veteran tax work-off program, asks Select Board to take it to town meeting. The six-member committee voted 6-0 Monday night to endorse in principle a citizen's petition from Mass in Motion that would allow

Conway Select Board unanimously appoints Chris Herman as new fire chief

CONWAY -- January 26, 2026, Conway Select Board unanimously appoints Chris Herman as the town's new volunteer fire chief. The board, meeting by Zoom on January 26, voted to appoint Herman after what one member described as "a convoluted long process," with Herman immediately flagging volunteer recruitment

Deerfield Conservation Commission Delays Frontier School Parking Lot Approval to February

Deerfield Conservation Commission continues Frontier Regional School parking lot hearing, sets special February 12 meeting.

Deerfield Energy Committee Seats New Member, Advances Municipal Solar Planning

DEERFIELD -- January 22, 2026, Deerfield's Energy Conservation Committee unanimously seated Bruce Dolan, an ISO New England data governance employee, as its newest member at its January 22 meeting. The committee, which also heard from Franklin Regional Council of Governments guest Ted Harvey, discussed a proposed one- to two-

Deerfield Select Board Adopts FOG Sewer Rules, Approves SCEMS Performance Goals

DEERFIELD -- January 21, 2026, Deerfield Select Board adopts new grease rules for food service, approves SCEMS goals. The board unanimously voted January 21 to adopt a Fats, Oils, and Grease regulation effective February 1, 2026, establishing inspection authority and tiered fines, $100 for a second offense, $250 for a third,

Select Board pauses utility pole hearing pending Conservation Commission review

Shutesbury Select Board continues National Grid pole hearing after vernal pool concern surfaces.

Conway Select Board Votes to Pursue Free UMass Municipal Solar Study

CONWAY -- January 20, 2026, Conway Select Board unanimously backs no-cost UMass solar study for municipal buildings. The board voted January 20 to support a solar planning assessment by the UMass Clean Energy Extension program, which will evaluate Conway's municipal buildings and electrical grid infrastructure at no direct

Shutesbury School Committee Unanimously Adopts Preliminary 6.32 Percent FY27 Budget

Shutesbury School Committee unanimously adopted a preliminary FY27 elementary budget reflecting a 6.32 percent town-facing increase at its January 15 meeting.

Shutesbury Policy Committee sends homeschooling policy to full School Committee

Shutesbury's School Committee Policy Committee unanimously advanced its homeschooling policy and five related measures to the full School Committee at its January 15 meeting.

Shutesbury Planning Board advances data center bylaw draft toward March public hearing

Shutesbury's Planning Board moved its draft data center zoning bylaw closer to a public hearing, targeting March after a legal review by town attorney Donna.

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