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Deerfield Town Meeting Defeats Senior Center and EMS Override Ballot Questions

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Deerfield's Annual Town Meeting defeated two Proposition 2½ override questions and a Specialized Energy Code adoption in a chaotic six-hour session May 11. Town Moderator Dan Graves presided over a 607-voter meeting that included multiple recounts, a botched paper-ballot attempt, and

Whately Select Board Backs Cheaper Energy Opt-In for Aggregation Program

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Select Board unanimously backed an energy aggregation change and fielded a major school building grant update at its May 11 meeting. The board voted 3-0 to support the Energy Committee's plan to substitute the aggregation program's lowest-tier optional product,

Whately Center School Committee Plans Festival Outreach to Boost RFI Response

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Center School Committee maps outreach strategy as RFI draws three early inquiries. The committee, which is seeking to identify potential partners for the reuse of the Center School building, spent its May 11 meeting coordinating a table at the upcoming town spring festival and planning

Whately Housing Committee Launches Engineering Study of Long-Idle State Road Property

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Housing Committee advances engineering study of long-dormant 268 State Road parcel. Chris Chamberlain, principal civil engineer at Berkshire Design Group in Northampton, outlined a phased assessment plan at the May 11 committee meeting that includes wetlands delineation by Ward Smith of Wendell Wetlands Service

Whately Finance Committee Backs $7.5 Million FY 2027 Budget, Up 7.44 Percent

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Finance Committee recommends $7.5 million FY 2027 operating budget, a 7.44 percent increase over the current year. The committee voted unanimously Monday to forward the budget to town meeting, after two late-arriving costs, $56,759 in tuition and transportation for a student