Shutesbury Board Appoints Election Administrator, Weighs Library Reuse Options
Shutesbury Select Board appoints election administrator and hears library reuse options amid a $23,000 oil spill bill.
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Shutesbury Finance Committee advances capital list, eyes $800,000 fire truck borrowing
Shutesbury's Finance Committee cleared a capital project list totaling roughly $300,000 in free cash spending and an $800,000 borrowed fire truck replacement ahead of the May 9 annual town meeting.
Whately Boards Weigh Override as Budget Gap Exceeds $500,000
WHATELY -- March 17, 2026, Whately's Select Board and Finance Committee weighed override options ranging from 4 to 8 percent as the town's fiscal year 2027 budget gap exceeded $500,000. Sunderland Elementary School Principal Darius told both boards that a failed override would force the elimination
Opioid commission tables grant applications, plans focus groups
Greenfield's Opioid Abuse and Prevention Commission tabled a planned grant application process, opting instead to first revisit a four-year-old community needs survey that never led to funded projects.
School Committee opens FY27 budget hearing, no vote taken
Greenfield School Committee opens FY27 budget hearing with a 7.46% local funding increase and no votes on the spending plan itself. Superintendent Joel presented a $25.4 million local appropriation, up from $23.6 million, with a possible $29.7 million all-funds total once grants are included.
Greenfield panel refers homelessness ordinance changes to committee
Greenfield Community Relations Committee spends 90 minutes brainstorming 2026 priorities with no votes taken.
Whately Boards Vote to Put Single Override Question on May Ballot
WHATELY -- March 16, 2026, Whately Select Board and Finance Committee agree on a single Proposition 2½ override question for the May 2 town election. Both bodies voted unanimously at their March 16 joint session to combine school and general-government funding into one ballot question, rejecting a split approach. With
Northfield Finance Committee Recommends Eight Capital Items, Rejects Highway Stabilization Fund
NORTHFIELD -- March 16, 2026, Northfield Finance Committee clears eight capital requests and recommends EMS vehicle financed through state house notes. The five-member committee, chaired by Gail Weiss, voted unanimously at its March 16 meeting to recommend a $150,000 EMS response vehicle built on a Chevrolet Tahoe chassis, to
Deerfield Finance Committee Approves $4 Million in FY2027 Budget Lines at Joint Meeting
DEERFIELD -- March 16, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee and Select Board jointly approve 15 FY2027 budget lines totaling more than $4 million, with a late reversal on Town Clerk staffing. Meeting on March 16 at the municipal offices on Conway Street, the two boards unanimously approved fixed-cost appropriations ranging from
Whately Working Group Plans Nonprofit, Bond Bill Push for Former Center School
Whately working group advances kitchen and nonprofit plan for former Center School building.