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Deerfield Select Board approves town meeting warrant, health insurance deal, and cannabis inquiry

DEERFIELD — April 29, 2026 — Deerfield Select Board approves annual town meeting warrant, health insurance deal, and six other actions at April 29 session. The three-member board voted unanimously on all items, including ratification of a memorandum of agreement with the Deerfield Public Employee Committee under MGL Chapter 32B governing

Deerfield Finance Committee Recommends $20.3M Budget, Rejects Senior Center Override

DEERFIELD — April 27, 2026 — Deerfield's Finance Committee recommended a $20,332,069 omnibus budget for fiscal year 2027 at an April 27 joint session with the Select Board, while advancing two Proposition 2½ override articles and rejecting a third. The six-member committee, chaired by Julie Chalfant, voted

Deerfield Boards Approve Yankee Candle Liquor License, Eye Sewer Grant

DEERFIELD — April 15, 2026 — Deerfield boards approve a one-day liquor license and weigh a half-million-dollar sewer grant at a brief joint session. The Select Board, Board of Health, and Sewer Commissioners unanimously approved a one-day malt and wine license for Yankee Candle Village at 25 Greenfield

Citizen Petition Threatens Deerfield's $200,000 Green Communities Grant at Town Meeting

DEERFIELD — April 14, 2026 — Deerfield's Energy Conservation Committee warned Tuesday that a citizen's petition on the May 11 town meeting warrant could cost the town roughly $200,000 in pending state grant money. The petition, submitted by resident Matthew Ainsworth with the required 10 signatures, would

Deerfield Select Board Places Two Prop 2½ Override Questions on May Ballot

DEERFIELD — April 13, 2026 — Deerfield Select Board votes to put two Prop 2½ override questions before voters on May 19. The board voted unanimously 3-0 Monday to place both questions on the annual town election ballot: one seeking $103,253 to fund renovations and a lease at 112 Amherst

Deerfield Conservation Commission Approves Cross Street Ranch House With Erosion Controls

DEERFIELD — April 13, 2026 — Deerfield Conservation Commission clears 1,400-square-foot ranch house on Cross Street despite neighbor flooding concerns. The commission voted 4-0 on April 13 to issue a Form 2 Negative 3 Determination for applicant Jeremy Ober's proposed single-family ranch at 0 Cross

Deerfield Select Board Closes Town Meeting Warrant, Adds ZEV and Senior Tax Work-Off Articles

DEERFIELD — April 8, 2026 — Deerfield closes its Annual Town Meeting warrant with at least 19 Select Board articles and eight citizen petitions set for a May 11 vote. The Select Board voted unanimously at its April 8 joint meeting with the Board of Health to add two new articles: a

Deerfield Boards Approve EMS and Senior Center Budgets, Eyes Override Vote

DEERFIELD — April 6, 2026 — Deerfield Finance Committee and Select Board approve South County EMS and Senior Center budgets totaling over $2.5 million in joint votes, with the town landing within $1,000 of its Proposition 2 1/2 levy ceiling. Both bodies voted 6-0-0 and 3-0-

Deerfield Votes Eminent Domain Takings to Advance Stillwater Bridge Replacement

DEERFIELD — April 1, 2026 — Deerfield Select Board votes to advance Stillwater Bridge replacement and accepts EMS director's resignation. The board, sitting jointly as the Select Board, Board of Health, and Sewer Commissioners, voted 3-0 on April 1 to acquire by eminent domain seven easements from Great River

Deerfield Conservation Commission Clears Academy Boathouse, Continues MassDOT Roundabout Hearing

DEERFIELD — March 26, 2026 — Deerfield Conservation Commission cleared an Academy boathouse project and pressed MassDOT on wetland conditions at a proposed roundabout during its March 26 meeting. The four-member commission voted 4-0 to issue a Form 2, Negative 2 determination under the Wetlands Protection Act for a Deerfield

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