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Whately Building Committee Recommends $4,300 Campus Survey for Highway Garage Study

Whately's Municipal Building Committee recommended a $4,300 campus survey and flagged a potentially inflated $336,000 elementary school roof bid at its March 12 meeting.

Whately CPC Sends Three Projects to April 8 Public Hearing

Whately's Community Preservation Committee unanimously advanced three projects to an April 8 public hearing, setting the stage for a June town meeting vote.

Whately Giving Garden Committee unanimously approves dispensary food drive partnership

Whately's Giving Garden Committee voted unanimously to partner with the Cheech and Chong dispensary on a recurring community food drive.

Conservation Commission Unanimously Backs McDuffie for Board Seat

Shutesbury Conservation Commission unanimously recommends Michael McDuffie to the Select Board for a conservation commission seat.

Deerfield Eyes Up to $1 Million Regional Grant for Frontier School Energy Upgrades

DEERFIELD -- March 12, 2026, Deerfield Energy Conservation Committee advances Frontier Regional School grant planning and solar procurement at March meeting. The committee, chaired by David Gilbert Keith, heard from administrator Alex Galloway that the state has accepted the closeout of the Deerfield Elementary School Building Management System project, making the

Whately Select Board launches health insurance negotiation, amends personnel policy

Whately Select Board approves health insurance negotiation process and personnel policy update. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to engage Mass.

Warwick School Committee Trims $20,000 as Town Nears Levy Limit

WARWICK -- March 11, 2026, Warwick School Committee trims $20,000 from FY27 budget as town runs above Proposition 2½ levy limit. School Business Administrator Matt Bobola and Superintendent Carol Leonard Miller presented two cuts at the March 11 meeting: a $14,000 reduction to the middle-high school tuition line

Sunderland Boards Order Deep Budget Cuts, Weigh Proposition 2½ Override Amid $1.5 Million Gap

Sunderland boards direct departments to model 5 and 20 percent cuts as $1.5 million budget gap looms.

Whately authorizes $12,000 study to assess State Road affordable housing site

Whately Housing Committee and Affordable Housing Trust each voted unanimously to authorize up to $12,000 for an engineering feasibility and site analysis at the town-owned property at 268 State Road.

Whately Energy Committee Eyes June Grant Deadline for Building Decarbonization Study

Whately Energy Committee sets sights on a $15,000 Green Communities technical assistance grant due June 5.

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