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Whately Select Board Backs Cheaper Energy Opt-In for Aggregation Program

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Select Board unanimously backed an energy aggregation change and fielded a major school building grant update at its May 11 meeting. The board voted 3-0 to support the Energy Committee's plan to substitute the aggregation program's lowest-tier optional product,

Whately Center School Committee Plans Festival Outreach to Boost RFI Response

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Center School Committee maps outreach strategy as RFI draws three early inquiries. The committee, which is seeking to identify potential partners for the reuse of the Center School building, spent its May 11 meeting coordinating a table at the upcoming town spring festival and planning

Whately Housing Committee Launches Engineering Study of Long-Idle State Road Property

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Housing Committee advances engineering study of long-dormant 268 State Road parcel. Chris Chamberlain, principal civil engineer at Berkshire Design Group in Northampton, outlined a phased assessment plan at the May 11 committee meeting that includes wetlands delineation by Ward Smith of Wendell Wetlands Service

Whately Finance Committee Backs $7.5 Million FY 2027 Budget, Up 7.44 Percent

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Finance Committee recommends $7.5 million FY 2027 operating budget, a 7.44 percent increase over the current year. The committee voted unanimously Monday to forward the budget to town meeting, after two late-arriving costs, $56,759 in tuition and transportation for a student

Shutesbury Planning Board Reviews New Clean Energy Permitting Law Ahead of October Deadline

SHUTESBURY -- May 11, 2026, Shutesbury Planning Board warns of gaps in new state clean energy permitting law ahead of October 1 local deadline. The board spent most of its May 11 meeting reviewing the 2024 Clean Energy Law and its implementing regulations, which require municipalities to consolidate permitting for smaller

Whately ZBA Orders Site Visit, Expert Review of Bay State Blasting ANFO Silo Plan

WHATELY -- May 7, 2026, Whately's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a public hearing on Bay State Blasting's bid to store ANFO emulsion in a new above-ground silo at 71 Chestnut Plain Road, setting a site visit for May 16 and a next hearing date of

Shutesbury Finance Committee Presents 7.3 Percent Budget Increase Before Annual Town Meeting

SHUTESBURY -- May 7, 2026, Shutesbury Finance Committee previews a 7.3 percent budget increase and warns of structural fiscal pressures ahead of Saturday's annual town meeting. Finance Committee Chair A.J. Kasheta and members Susie Moser, Jim Walton, and Laura Soido presented the proposed FY27 budget at a

Greenfield Planning Board Unanimously Backs Downtown Zoning Fixes for City Council

GREENFIELD -- May 7, 2026, Greenfield Planning Board recommends zoning fix resolving downtown height conflict, hears shelter and flood corridor debates. The board voted unanimously Thursday to send a favorable recommendation to the City Council for two zoning amendments, one striking a provision that required Central Commercial district residences to comply

Greenfield Planning Board Unanimously Backs Downtown Zoning Fixes for City Council

GREENFIELD -- May 7, 2026, Greenfield Planning Board recommends zoning fix resolving downtown height conflict, hears shelter and flood corridor debates. The board voted unanimously Thursday to send a favorable recommendation to the City Council for two zoning amendments, one striking a provision that required Central Commercial district residences to comply

Greenfield Assessors approve abatements, restructure stipend payments for fiscal year

Greenfield Board of Assessors clears property database backlog and restructures member stipends.

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