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Conway Select Board Postpones Finance Session, Flags DCR Acquisition of 107.7 Acres

CONWAY -- February 2, 2026, Conway Select Board flags DCR interest in 107.7 forested acres and $775,000 in pending grants. The board met briefly Monday, February 2, receiving notice that the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation is considering acquiring 107.7 acres of privately owned forested land in

Shutesbury Commission Holds Pre-Bid Session for Lake Wyola Trail Overhaul

Shutesbury Conservation Commission fields pre-bid questions on a $75,900 Lake Wyola trail improvement project.

Shutesbury Library Trustees Adopt ALA Bill of Rights, Demand Town Fix Snow Removal

Shutesbury Library Trustees adopt the ALA Library Bill of Rights and demand town action on snow removal at the new library building.

Shutesbury Finance Committee reviews police and library budgets ahead of town meeting

Shutesbury's Finance Committee reviewed FY27 budgets for the police department and public library and heard a preliminary briefing on a possible bid to absorb Pelham Elementary students.

Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs senior and veteran tax work-off program

DEERFIELD -- January 26, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously endorses senior and veteran tax work-off program, asks Select Board to take it to town meeting. The six-member committee voted 6-0 Monday night to endorse in principle a citizen's petition from Mass in Motion that would allow

Conway Select Board unanimously appoints Chris Herman as new fire chief

CONWAY -- January 26, 2026, Conway Select Board unanimously appoints Chris Herman as the town's new volunteer fire chief. The board, meeting by Zoom on January 26, voted to appoint Herman after what one member described as "a convoluted long process," with Herman immediately flagging volunteer recruitment

Deerfield Conservation Commission Delays Frontier School Parking Lot Approval to February

Deerfield Conservation Commission continues Frontier Regional School parking lot hearing, sets special February 12 meeting.

Deerfield Energy Committee Seats New Member, Advances Municipal Solar Planning

DEERFIELD -- January 22, 2026, Deerfield's Energy Conservation Committee unanimously seated Bruce Dolan, an ISO New England data governance employee, as its newest member at its January 22 meeting. The committee, which also heard from Franklin Regional Council of Governments guest Ted Harvey, discussed a proposed one- to two-

Deerfield Select Board Adopts FOG Sewer Rules, Approves SCEMS Performance Goals

DEERFIELD -- January 21, 2026, Deerfield Select Board adopts new grease rules for food service, approves SCEMS goals. The board unanimously voted January 21 to adopt a Fats, Oils, and Grease regulation effective February 1, 2026, establishing inspection authority and tiered fines, $100 for a second offense, $250 for a third,

Select Board pauses utility pole hearing pending Conservation Commission review

Shutesbury Select Board continues National Grid pole hearing after vernal pool concern surfaces.

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