Government · Select Board
Select Board OKs Liquor License Transfer
The Erving Select Board approved transferring the West Main Street package store's liquor license to new owners.
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Government · Select Board
Selectboard OKs Moonlight Magic street closure
Shelburne Selectboard approved a parade and street-use permit for the Moonlight Magic holiday event. Organizer Kate Chadwick said the November 27 event will close Main Street at 2 p.m., with new parking plans after last year's roughly 5,000 attendees overwhelmed downtown.
Government · Other Committee
Committee reviews new Greenfield city branding guide
The Greenfield Community Relations Committee reviewed a new citywide branding and accessibility style guide already approved by the mayor.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Denies Country Club Road Appeal 4-1
Greenfield's Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 to deny an abutter's appeal of a building permit decision on a six-unit Country Club Road project, with Chair David Singer dissenting.
Government · Other Committee
Housing panel narrows site plans to 2-8 units
The Whately Housing Committee narrowed development options for a town-owned State Road parcel from as many as 12 units down to a range of two to eight.
Government · Selectboard
Selectboard advances Hatfield police pact
Whately's Selectboard weighed billing Hatfield up to $500 per call as primary fire responses there jumped from 14 percent of calls in 2024 to 27 percent this year.
Government · Select Board
Select Board, Trustees Vote to Appoint Etchells
Whately's Select Board and Library Board of Trustees jointly appointed Carrie Etchells to a vacant elected library trustee seat.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Tables Nov. 16 Special Town Meeting
Whately's Select Board tabled a motion to open the warrant for a Nov. 16 special town meeting, pushing items like a senior center budget shortfall toward the spring annual meeting instead.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Panel Orders Wetland Cleanup At Two Sites
The Greenfield Conservation Commission ordered two property owners to hire wetland scientists after reports of tree-cutting and dumping near town waterways.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Hears School Merger Cost Update
Buckland Select Board heard an update on a proposed Mohawk Trail-Hawlemont school merger expected to cost the town about $17,700 a year in feasibility fees.
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