Whately School Committee reorganizes, takes first look at statewide ICE-response policy. Members re-elected their chair and vice chair and named committee member David secretary, then approved five policies, including on student seclusion and timeout, on a unanimous voice vote.
Whately and Hatfield float sharing a police chief to save money.
Franklin County Registry of Deeds recorded 13 Whately property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only two disclosed a sale price: $64,908 for 116 Christian Lane and $375,200 for 45 North Street, a median of $220,054 based on those two figures alone. Both priced sales named a cre…
Frontier Regional School Committee reverses itself, votes 6-4 to relocate a fallen graduate's memorial plaque. After a 10-0 vote to reconsider its June 11 decision, the panel heard roughly two hours of public comment, mostly from veterans, before voting to move Sgt.
Whately Finance Committee weighs a debt exclusion tied to a $237.5 million regional tech school vote. The panel unanimously approved two reserve fund transfers, $1,500 for DEP-mandated landfill test borings and $462 for an animal control kennel fee, leaving just over $18,000 in reserves.
One Whately obituary appears in this week's notices, covering August 24 through August 30, 2026: Goodwin, Maida Dean. A Smith College graduate and former employee of Quonquont Farm, she spent her later years in Whately and was remembered locally for her gardening expertise and interest …
Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show 12 property transfers in Whately from July 31 to Aug. 24, but only five disclosed a sale price, ranging from $64,908 to $1.4 million, with a median of $290,000. The month's top transaction was 92 Masterson Rd, which sold for $1.4 million on…
Whately Select Board backs state housing RFI for town's DeMaio Lot.
The Whately Planning Board adopted its first-ever rules and regulations and opened a wide-ranging discussion on zoning for farm-based businesses.
Whately's Conservation Commission approved MassDOT's request to clear vegetation along Route 5 near the I-91 bridge.
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