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Conservation Commission Continues River Street Pavilion Hearing, Awaits DEP Comments

GREENFIELD -- April 28, 2026, Greenfield Conservation Commission continues pavilion hearing at 52 River Street while closing a tank emergency with no spill found. The commission voted unanimously April 28 to continue a notice of intent for a 40-by-80-foot open-air storage pavilion, proposed by a glass and

Buckland Select Board Votes Against Both Regional School Operating Assessments

BUCKLAND -- April 28, 2026, Buckland Select Board votes against regional school assessments and approves $500,000 override ballot question. The board unanimously voted not to recommend the Mohawk Trail Regional School District operating assessment, up 9.9 percent to roughly $2,990,096, or the Franklin County Technical School operating

Greenfield Opioid Commission Tables Grant Documents, Sets September Forum Plan

Greenfield's Opioid Use and Prevention Commission voted unanimously to table its draft grant application documents and set its sights on a September community forum at the Recover Project.

Greenfield Community Relations Committee Debates Youth Internships, Communications Gaps

Greenfield's Community Relations Committee discussed a potential youth internship program and city communications shortfalls at its April 27 meeting, taking no formal votes.

Shutesbury Library Trustees add insurance rule, fund librarian's Chicago award trip

Shutesbury Library Trustees narrowly approved a liability insurance requirement for private meeting room rentals and unanimously funded their librarian's trip to accept a national award.

Whately Select Board Hears Dam Study Update, Praises Record Town Meeting Turnout

WHATELY -- April 27, 2026, Whately Select Board reviews record town meeting turnout, dam study, and cut-rate website launch. The board, meeting Monday, April 27, described annual town meeting attendance of roughly 211 registered voters as a major jump from recent years when turnout ran in the 60s and 80s;

Whately Energy Committee Pursues Heat Pump Study for Elementary School Boiler

WHATELY -- April 27, 2026, Whately Energy Committee moves toward a heat pump study for the elementary school boiler. The three-member panel, meeting April 27, voted unanimously to pursue a technical assistance grant that would fund a professional analysis of replacing the school's aging oil boiler with a

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

Sunderland Town Meeting Approves $11.9 Million Budget, Sends Override to Ballot

WHATELY -- April 24, 2026, Sunderland Annual Town Meeting approves $11.93 million override budget and new ADU zoning bylaw, setting up a May 2 ballot vote. The meeting, presided over by Moderator Tom Clayton Kevitz, passed the fiscal year 2027 operating budget by a two-thirds vote after Finance Committee

Greenfield Sustainability Panel Approves Minutes, Sets Agenda for Main Street Research

Greenfield sustainability panel advances master plan chapters, eyes $1 million in state climate funding.

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