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Wayland Planning Board Approves Carroll School Site Plan in 5-0 Vote

GREENFIELD -- April 15, 2026, Wayland Planning Board unanimously approves Carroll School site plan, flags MBTA compliance risk. The board voted 5-0 on April 15 to close the public hearing and approve a site plan decision for The Carroll School at 37-45 Waltham Road, with Chair Anette Lewis authorized

Greenfield Board of Health to resume daily fines on bank over Chapman Street squatter mess

GREENFIELD -- April 15, 2026, Greenfield Board of Health confronts years-long squatter standoff on Chapman Street, hears kratom warning. Five Chapman Street residents told the board April 15 that drug activity, piling trash, and safety fears at 291 Chapman Street, a bank-owned property where squatters have resided for years,

Greenfield Board of Health to resume daily fines on bank over Chapman Street squatter mess

GREENFIELD -- April 15, 2026, Greenfield Board of Health confronts years-long squatter standoff on Chapman Street, hears kratom warning. Five Chapman Street residents told the board April 15 that drug activity, piling trash, and safety fears at 291 Chapman Street, a bank-owned property where squatters have resided for years,

Greenfield Board of Health to resume daily fines on bank over Chapman Street squatter mess

GREENFIELD -- April 15, 2026, Greenfield Board of Health confronts years-long squatter standoff on Chapman Street, hears kratom warning. Five Chapman Street residents told the board April 15 that drug activity, piling trash, and safety fears at 291 Chapman Street, a bank-owned property where squatters have resided for years,

Deerfield Boards Approve Yankee Candle Liquor License, Eye Sewer Grant

DEERFIELD -- April 15, 2026, Deerfield boards approve a one-day liquor license and weigh a half-million-dollar sewer grant at a brief joint session. The Select Board, Board of Health, and Sewer Commissioners unanimously approved a one-day malt and wine license for Yankee Candle Village at 25 Greenfield

Greenfield panel previews Hope Street housing RFP, expects it by June

Greenfield's Economic Development Committee got a preview of the Hope Street housing RFP, expected by the end of June. Councillor Garrett chaired the meeting with councillors Gordon, Minhas and remote member Wondolowski present; Bottomley was absent.

Conservation Commission accepts $20,000 CPC award, ratifies Mobil tank repair

Greenfield Conservation Commission accepts $20,000 CPC award, eyes $40,000 total pending council vote.

Select Board Signs Bolton Contract, Hears Army Corps Contamination Update at Library Site

Shutesbury Select Board hears Army Corps report clearing drinking water near former radar site. U.S.

Citizen Petition Threatens Deerfield's $200,000 Green Communities Grant at Town Meeting

DEERFIELD -- April 14, 2026, Deerfield's Energy Conservation Committee warned Tuesday that a citizen's petition on the May 11 town meeting warrant could cost the town roughly $200,000 in pending state grant money. The petition, submitted by resident Matthew Ainsworth with the required 10 signatures, would

Greenfield Human Rights Commission votes to post complaint procedure online

Greenfield Human Rights Commission posts complaint procedure, weighs fewer meetings. The seven-member commission unanimously voted to publish its discrimination-complaint procedure on the city website and seated new commissioners Angela Campbell and Pia Martin.

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