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Greenfield Board of Health Adopts Kratom and Synthetic Drug Sales Restrictions

GREENFIELD -- June 3, 2026, Greenfield Board of Health votes to ban retail sales of kratom and synthetic cannabinoids. The board unanimously adopted regulations Tuesday modeled on a Northampton ordinance, covering kratom, Delta-8, and Delta-10 products sold openly at local convenience stores, after health department staff displayed photographs of

Deerfield Select Board Clears Stillwater Bridge Agreements, Defers Senior Center Decision

DEERFIELD -- June 1, 2026, Deerfield Select Board unanimously re-approved Stillwater Bridge easements and a MassDOT traffic agreement, then split over a looming deadline on the regional senior center. The board voted 3-0 twice, on an updated grant of temporary easements to Great River Hydro LLC and on a

Deerfield Select Board Elects Gilmore Chair, Approves $146K in Preservation Grants

DEERFIELD -- May 27, 2026, Deerfield Select Board reorganizes under new chair Blake Gilmore and approves nearly $146,000 in Community Preservation grants. At the May 27 joint Select Board, Board of Health, and Sewer Commissioners meeting, members unanimously elected Gilmore chair, Tim Hilchey vice chair, and Trevor McDaniel clerk, roles

Shutesbury Board of Health Accepts Long-Anomalous Septic Pass at West Pelham Road

SHUTESBURY -- May 20, 2026, Shutesbury Board of Health accepts a passing septic inspection that overrides an 18-year-old failure record. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a current Title V inspection at 305 West Pelham Road conducted by inspector Neil Jackson, despite a 2008 failure report in the

Deerfield Board Authorizes EMS Chief Negotiations, Accepts Four Staff Resignations

DEERFIELD -- May 20, 2026, Deerfield Select Board accepts EMS chief recommendation and processes four staff resignations in under 15 minutes. Meeting jointly as the Board of Health and Sewer Commissioners on May 20, board members Tim Hiltner and Trevor McDaniel, acting without Chair Blake, who was absent, voted unanimously to