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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.

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.

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