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Deerfield Planning Board sets one-ADU-per-lot limit, 1,200-square-foot special permit cap

DEERFIELD -- May 4, 2026, Deerfield Planning Board agrees to one-ADU-per-lot limit and 1,200-square-foot special permit cap. Meeting remotely on May 4, the seven-member board reached consensus on key parameters for a rewrite of Chapter 179 governing accessory dwelling units, following new state law

Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs Elm Street easement article for Town Meeting

DEERFIELD -- May 4, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee votes 5-0 to recommend Elm Street easement article ahead of May 11 Town Meeting. The committee and the Select Board both unanimously backed Article 16, which authorizes up to $10,000 to acquire small easements on private property along Elm Street if

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Whately Zoning Board Continues Colleto Development Hearing to June 3

WHATELY -- April 29, 2026, Whately's Zoning Board continued a disputed Route 116 retail permit hearing for the 12th time, setting a June 3 return date. The board spent most of the April 29 session pressing engineers from R. Levesque Associates and traffic firm Bowman about a driveway design

Whately Select Board Commits Funds to Ready Veterans Memorial for May 24 Ceremony

WHATELY -- April 29, 2026, Whately Select Board unanimously approved four substantive actions at its April 29 meeting, headlined by a $250 emergency expenditure to repair the town's veterans memorial site before the May 24 Memorial Day ceremony. The board voted to draw the funds from its own administrative

Deerfield Select Board approves town meeting warrant, health insurance deal, and cannabis inquiry

DEERFIELD -- April 29, 2026, Deerfield Select Board approves annual town meeting warrant, health insurance deal, and six other actions at April 29 session. The three-member board voted unanimously on all items, including ratification of a memorandum of agreement with the Deerfield Public Employee Committee under MGL Chapter 32B governing

Greenfield Parking Panel Endorses Federal Street No-Parking Rule for Recycling Trucks

Greenfield's parking committee endorsed a no-parking restriction on Federal Street to make way for the city's new automated recycling trucks and heard troubling data about the Olive Street garage. The committee voted unanimously to prohibit parking from 5 p.m.

Shutesbury Select Board Clears Grant Votes, Raises Questions on $800,000 Fire Truck

Shutesbury Select Board approves climate grant application and raises doubts about $800,000 fire truck warrant article.

Whately Planning Board Delays Battery Storage Hearing Due to Election Day Conflict

WHATELY -- April 28, 2026, Whately Planning Board continues battery storage hearing to May 5 after election-day conflict. The board, meeting April 28 with three members present, voted unanimously to reschedule the continuation of its public hearing on a proposed zoning bylaw amendment covering energy storage and solar energy facilities,

Conservation Commission Continues River Street Pavilion Hearing, Awaits DEP Comments

GREENFIELD -- April 28, 2026, Greenfield Conservation Commission continues pavilion hearing at 52 River Street while closing a tank emergency with no spill found. The commission voted unanimously April 28 to continue a notice of intent for a 40-by-80-foot open-air storage pavilion, proposed by a glass and

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