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Deerfield Finance Committee Approves Seven Budget Lines Totaling More Than $347,000

DEERFIELD -- February 23, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee approves seven municipal budget lines and hears $238 million Franklin Tech construction pitch. Meeting jointly with the Select Board via Zoom on February 23, the Finance Committee voted unanimously on most accounts, approving $6,000 for IT hardware, $271,597 for contracted services,

Shutesbury Finance Committee Eyes Cash Reserves to Blunt 12.6 Percent Tax Increase

Shutesbury Finance Committee works toward cutting projected $851 average tax hike before annual town meeting.

Whately Assessors Set Abatement Reporting Standards, Defer to Consultant on Inspections

Whately Board of Assessors agrees to formalize abatement reporting and prioritize a stalled ten-year inspection program.

Shutesbury Select Board signs Quabbin resolution, disbands police chief search committee

Shutesbury Select Board signs Quabbin watershed resolution and disbands police chief search committee at February 17 meeting.

Whately Center School Panel Launches Search for Reuse Partners via Public RFI

Whately's Center School Reuse Committee agreed to issue a public Request for Information to find nonprofit, development, and operating partners for the historic town-owned building.

Whately Giving Garden Committee Plans April Seed Workshops, Mulls Outdoor Pantry

Whately's Giving Garden Committee moved to expand its community food program with spring workshops and a possible outdoor pantry.

Shutesbury School Committee gives preliminary approval to 6.32 percent FY27 budget

Shutesbury School Committee unanimously approved a preliminary FY27 school budget carrying a 6.32 percent increase, keeping the district on track for the May 9 annual town meeting.

Shutesbury Conservation Commission clears two projects, backs land acquisition bid

Shutesbury Conservation Commission unanimously approved two negative determinations and authorized a $94,000 Community Preservation Act application at its February 12 meeting.

Conservation Commission Approves Frontier Regional School Parking Lot Repaving Near Bloody Brook

DEERFIELD -- February 12, 2026, Deerfield Conservation Commission unanimously approved a school parking lot repaving project near Bloody Brook and announced a commission vacancy. The three-member quorum, Chair Peter Law, Sean Libbey, and Kate Devlin, with Ben Byrne absent, voted 3-0 Thursday to approve the Notice of Intent filed

Shutesbury Board of Health approves two septic permits, eyes exit from health district

Shutesbury's Board of Health approved two septic permits and laid out a detailed plan to exit the Eastern Franklin County Health District at its first meeting of 2026.

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