Belchertown will auction a single-family home at 185 Orchard Road next month. Also in today's brief (7 items): Town to auction home at 185 Orchard Road; Veteran tax work-off program drops paperwork rule; Belchertown Water District lifts full water ban; Senior Center hosts Halloween brunch Friday.
Ware Middle School students will don orange and black for a spirit day Friday. Also in today's brief (4 items): WMS sets Orange and Black spirit day; WJSHS athletic banquet honors football, cheer, golf; Soccer, volleyball teams celebrated at WJSHS banquet; Ware schools close for Thanksgiving break.
Southampton posted a notice about a countywide housing survey to its website on October 29. Also in today's brief (13 items): Town posts county housing survey notice; Finance Committee meets Monday night; Regional school committee meets at HRHS; Library trustees meet Tuesday evening.
Planning board unveils agricultural zoning changes for November 9 Town Meeting vote. Also in today's brief (11 items): Planning board proposes agricultural zoning changes; Obituary published for Russell Merrill; Last day of in-person early voting; Master Plan Implementation Committee meets Friday.
Amherst's Department of Public Works is paving eight roads this week, causing driver delays. From our own coverage: DPW paving eight roads this week.
Hadley School Committee votes to join growing wave of social media lawsuits. From our own coverage: School Committee votes to join social media lawsuit. Also in today's brief (2 items): Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion hosts Mount Everett in soccer.
Three obituary notices for Easthampton-area residents were posted this week, including a Nov. 7 memorial gathering. From our own coverage: City plans Nov. 18 tax taking on Terrace View lot.
Mayor Sciarra calls planned closure of Smith College's Fort Hill center heartbreaking. From our own coverage: School Committee adopts immigrant student protections; Board OKs Valley Recycling tonnage increase.
Hadley Select Board deferred a tax rate decision to November 4 after members flagged unanswered assessor questions.
Northampton's Legislative Matters Committee and Planning Board both voted unanimously to recommend a one-year data center moratorium to the City Council.