WHATELY -- March 19, 2026, Frontier Community Access Television's board tabled its fiscal year 2027 budget vote after failing to reach a quorum at its March 19 meeting. The proposed budget totals approximately $121,805, built on an $80,000 payroll estimate, well below the theoretical $136,000 ceiling

GREENFIELD -- March 19, 2026, Greenfield Zoning Board ends two-year candle factory lawsuit with unanimous settlement vote. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Thursday to approve a settlement agreement with Aromatic Fillers, LLC, a Haywood Street candle manufacturer that had appealed the board's ruling to Superior

Greenfield assessors near a signed fiscal 2027 revaluation contract as rental registry duties shift to health department.

Deerfield Select Board unanimously authorizes eminent domain takings for Stillwater Bridge and approves new police hire.

Shutesbury Board of Health authorizes contingency spending for Lake Wyola water gauge while tracking oil spill cleanup costs.

WHATELY -- March 18, 2026, Whately Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets and receives Franklin Tech building cost update. Franklin County Technical School Business Manager Liz Bouchard told the joint Finance Committee and Select Board meeting Wednesday that Whately's share of the district's $236 million building project is

WHATELY -- March 18, 2026, Whately Conservation Commission clears 330-foot bog bridge expansion at Whately Center Woods. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to issue a negative determination of applicability, requiring no wetlands permit, for a Kestrel Land Trust project to extend existing bog bridging along a chronically wet stretch of

WARWICK -- March 18, 2026, Warwick School Committee holds budget hearing on a proposed $1.27 million FY27 school operating budget, up 7 percent. Business Administrator Matt Vopola presented the figures at the March 18 hearing, showing a net decline of roughly $48,000 in Chapter 70 state aid and a

GREENFIELD -- March 18, 2026, Greenfield Planning Board moves to fix a downtown zoning conflict that caps multifamily buildings at 35 feet. The board voted unanimously at its March 18 meeting to initiate a joint public hearing with the City Council's Community Development Committee, targeting May, on a zoning

Greenfield swears in its first female permanent police lieutenant, advances FY27 budgets.