Ware schools will close Nov. 11 for Veterans Day, with report cards and a fall athletic banquet also on the calendar. Also in today's brief (3 items): Report cards go out across Ware schools Nov. 5; No school Nov. 11 for Veterans Day; WJSHS fall athletic banquet set for Nov. 14.
Daily Hampshire Gazette reports death of longtime Strong Road resident Anthony Kowal, 60.
Hadley Public Library will close Wednesday, November 11, for Veterans Day holiday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Inside the Song video now posted online; Library closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.
Easthampton girls soccer and volleyball teams travel to Drury and Chicopee Thursday. From our own coverage: Weekly obituary notices list one death.
Weekly Wednesday Market returns downtown. Also in today's brief (6 items): Weekly Wednesday Market returns downtown; Town starts processing absentee ballots Oct. 28; Meet the Council on Aging Oct. 28; Conservation Commission meets Wednesday evening.
Academy of Music's Thriller Parade kicks off Halloween weekend festivities downtown Friday night. From our own coverage: Council sets rules for battery storage sites; Housing authority pulls grievance hearing plan.
The Southampton Select Board unanimously authorized its chair to sign a letter supporting a regional grant to fund a shared opioid case manager with East Hampton.
The Belchertown Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend the Zoning Board of Appeals uphold a finding that a South Main Street daycare operation does not qualify for a Dover Amendment agricultural exemption.
The Hatfield Select Board voted unanimously to approve a $9,046.22-per-week ambulance contract with South County EMS, locking in about $38,000 a month in paramedic coverage. Board members said they had "no other option" after Northampton declined and private providers quoted comparable rates.
The Belchertown School Committee voted unanimously to raise substitute teacher pay from a flat $100 daily rate to an hourly scale reaching $26 for licensed substitutes, citing competition from Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School.