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Shutesbury Planning Board Approves Jewish Cemetery as Religious Use, Continues Land Division Case

SHUTESBURY -- June 1, 2026, Shutesbury Planning Board finds no zoning role over Jewish Community of Amherst cemetery expansion, unanimously invoking Dover Amendment. The board voted 4-0 at its June 1 hybrid meeting, with member Michael Becquera recusing himself as a JCA member, to recognize the proposed expansion of the

Shutesbury Conservation Commission Reviews First Draft Rules for Town Conservation Lands

SHUTESBURY -- May 28, 2026, Shutesbury Conservation Commission takes first detailed pass at draft land-use regulations. The commission spent the majority of its May 28 meeting reviewing a draft set of rules for the town's conservation lands, a document modeled on regulations from other Massachusetts towns and assembled

Shutesbury Select Board seats five on new stormwater panel, defers lake committee vote

SHUTESBURY -- May 26, 2026, Shutesbury Select Board appoints five to new stormwater panel and confronts a winter snow deficit exceeding $100,000. The board unanimously seated James Morris, Steve Sullivan, Bob Douglas, Greg Day, and Jennifer Wallace on the newly constituted Stormwater Mitigation and Implementation Committee at its May 26

Shutesbury Finance Committee Approves Six Year-End Budget Transfers Totaling $21,880

SHUTESBURY -- May 26, 2026, Shutesbury Finance Committee approves six year-end line transfers totaling roughly $21,880 and previews a second, more complex round for June. At the May 26 meeting, Chair AJ Cashew led unanimous roll-call votes moving funds to cover deficits in the assessor's clerk

Shutesbury School Committee establishes special education reserve fund, elects Jack chair

SHUTESBURY -- May 21, 2026, Shutesbury Elementary School Committee unanimously elected Leah Jack as chair and voted to create a special education reserve fund at its May 21 reorganization meeting. The committee seated new write-in member Megan Lennon and filled every officer and subcommittee role in a series of 5-