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Deerfield Awards $37,082 AV Contract for New 1888 Building Meeting Room

DEERFIELD -- March 4, 2026, Deerfield Select Board awards $37,082 audiovisual contract and pushes for federal wastewater funding. Meeting Wednesday, the board unanimously approved a contract with Valley Communications for screens, microphones, and a control system in the new meeting room of the historic 1888 building, selecting the firm as

Shutesbury Select Board promotes McGuire to sergeant, delays clean energy permit deadline

Shutesbury Select Board unanimously promoted Officer Curtis McGuire to sergeant and voted to defer a new state clean energy consolidated permitting process until its October 1, 2026 mandatory deadline.

Shutesbury Finance Committee Approves School HVAC Transfer, Trims Health Insurance Budget

Shutesbury Finance Committee approved an $8,206.55 emergency reserve transfer for school HVAC repairs and revised its FY27 budget draft to project a $490 average single-family tax bill increase.

Whately Select Board signals likely override vote to close $650,000 budget gap

Whately Select Board and Finance Committee agree a Proposition 2½ override is likely unavoidable to close a roughly $650,000 budget gap.

Conway Board Approves Dam Boundary Deal With Great River Hydro

Conway Select Board backs dam boundary deal and hears $330,000 capital request.

Deerfield Planning Board Endorses South Main Street Lot Split, Reviews Housing Study

DEERFIELD -- March 2, 2026, Deerfield Planning Board endorses South Main Street lot split and receives housing study update from Conway School graduate students. The board voted 5-0 to endorse an Approval Not Required plan splitting a single lot at 27 South Main Street into two parcels, one with an

Deerfield Finance Committee Approves 18-Hour Conservation Agent Position at $31,769

DEERFIELD -- March 2, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee approves 18-hour conservation agent position after debate over benefits threshold. The committee voted 6-0 Monday to recommend $31,769 for a new part-time Conservation Agent, account 171-5110, trimmed from a departmental request of $42,357 for 24 hours per

Whately Giving Garden Committee names first treasurer, plans April seed workshop

Whately's Giving Garden Committee appointed its first treasurer and finalized an April 12 seed-starting workshop capped at 16 participants.

Whately boards review school, senior center budgets ahead of town meeting vote

Whately's joint Finance Committee and Select Board session tackled competing budget pressures totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars ahead of annual town meeting.

Whately Planning Board sets April 7 public hearing on battery storage bylaw

Whately Planning Board schedules April 7 public hearing on a draft battery energy storage bylaw.

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