Shutesbury Commission Holds Pre-Bid Session for Lake Wyola Trail Overhaul
Shutesbury Conservation Commission fields pre-bid questions on a $75,900 Lake Wyola trail improvement project.
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Shutesbury Library Trustees Adopt ALA Bill of Rights, Demand Town Fix Snow Removal
Shutesbury Library Trustees adopt the ALA Library Bill of Rights and demand town action on snow removal at the new library building.
Shutesbury Finance Committee reviews police and library budgets ahead of town meeting
Shutesbury's Finance Committee reviewed FY27 budgets for the police department and public library and heard a preliminary briefing on a possible bid to absorb Pelham Elementary students.
Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs senior and veteran tax work-off program
DEERFIELD -- January 26, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously endorses senior and veteran tax work-off program, asks Select Board to take it to town meeting. The six-member committee voted 6-0 Monday night to endorse in principle a citizen's petition from Mass in Motion that would allow
Conway Select Board unanimously appoints Chris Herman as new fire chief
CONWAY -- January 26, 2026, Conway Select Board unanimously appoints Chris Herman as the town's new volunteer fire chief. The board, meeting by Zoom on January 26, voted to appoint Herman after what one member described as "a convoluted long process," with Herman immediately flagging volunteer recruitment
Deerfield Conservation Commission Delays Frontier School Parking Lot Approval to February
Deerfield Conservation Commission continues Frontier Regional School parking lot hearing, sets special February 12 meeting.
Deerfield Energy Committee Seats New Member, Advances Municipal Solar Planning
DEERFIELD -- January 22, 2026, Deerfield's Energy Conservation Committee unanimously seated Bruce Dolan, an ISO New England data governance employee, as its newest member at its January 22 meeting. The committee, which also heard from Franklin Regional Council of Governments guest Ted Harvey, discussed a proposed one- to two-
Deerfield Select Board Adopts FOG Sewer Rules, Approves SCEMS Performance Goals
DEERFIELD -- January 21, 2026, Deerfield Select Board adopts new grease rules for food service, approves SCEMS goals. The board unanimously voted January 21 to adopt a Fats, Oils, and Grease regulation effective February 1, 2026, establishing inspection authority and tiered fines, $100 for a second offense, $250 for a third,
Select Board pauses utility pole hearing pending Conservation Commission review
Shutesbury Select Board continues National Grid pole hearing after vernal pool concern surfaces.
Conway Select Board Votes to Pursue Free UMass Municipal Solar Study
CONWAY -- January 20, 2026, Conway Select Board unanimously backs no-cost UMass solar study for municipal buildings. The board voted January 20 to support a solar planning assessment by the UMass Clean Energy Extension program, which will evaluate Conway's municipal buildings and electrical grid infrastructure at no direct