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Belchertown Board of Health Upholds $1,000 Fines Against Two Tobacco Retailers in 3-2 Vote

BELCHERTOWN — March 23, 2026 — Belchertown Board of Health votes 3-2 to uphold tobacco fines at two retailers under new nicotine rule. The board affirmed $1,000 fines and three-day tobacco-sales suspensions against Village Package Store at 16 Federal Street and Ye Olde Grogg Shoppe at 32 Depot

Ware Planning Board Approves Estate Lot Split, Hears Gravel Pit Habitat Plan

Ware Planning Board unanimously approves estate lot division and common driveway permit while hearing a preliminary habitat-restoration pitch tied to gravel extraction near Muddy Brook.

Northampton Board of Health Sets April Hearing for Nicotine-Free Generation Vote

NORTHAMPTON — March 19, 2026 — Northampton Board of Health votes to hold April hearing and final vote on nicotine-free generation tobacco ban. Meeting unanimously Thursday, the four-member board first voted 4-0 to schedule a public hearing and vote at its April 16 meeting, then voted 4-0 to

Northampton Board of Health Sets April Hearing for Nicotine-Free Generation Vote

NORTHAMPTON — March 19, 2026 — Northampton Board of Health votes to hold April hearing and final vote on nicotine-free generation tobacco ban. Meeting unanimously Thursday, the four-member board first voted 4-0 to schedule a public hearing and vote at its April 16 meeting, then voted 4-0 to

Hadley Finance Committee Reviews Departmental Budgets, Flags Custodian Gap and Insurance Costs

HADLEY — March 19, 2026 — Hadley Finance Committee reviews departmental budgets amid staffing shortfalls and easing health insurance forecast. The committee heard presentations from the Board of Health, Veterans Services, Council on Aging, and Parks and Recreation on March 19, approving minutes from four prior meetings on a unanimous voice vote.

Hadley Finance Committee Reviews Departmental Budgets, Flags Custodian Gap and Insurance Costs

HADLEY — March 19, 2026 — Hadley Finance Committee reviews departmental budgets amid staffing shortfalls and easing health insurance forecast. The committee heard presentations from the Board of Health, Veterans Services, Council on Aging, and Parks and Recreation on March 19, approving minutes from four prior meetings on a unanimous voice vote.

Southampton Planning Board unanimously backs peer review for proposed Cook Road cell tower

Southampton Planning Board unanimously endorsed an independent peer review of a proposed 160-foot cell tower at 1 Cook Road before a formal application has even been filed.

Southampton Select Board Orders Three-Budget Plan Ahead of Override Vote

Southampton Select Board votes to present three budget options to voters as FY27 override debate sharpens.

Belchertown Select Board Split Kills Housing Letter, Backs Hybrid Tadgell Plan

BELCHERTOWN — March 16, 2026 — Belchertown Select Board deadlocks 2-2 on housing letter as Tadgell building costs draw concern. The board voted Monday on a full agenda that included a failed 2-2 vote on a letter of support for the Carriage Grove mixed-income housing project, with Vice Chair

Northampton Planning Board Delays Glendale Road Hearing Pending Fire-Flow Review

NORTHAMPTON — March 13, 2026 — Northampton Planning Board continues Florence cluster development hearing for the second time as fire review lags. The board voted unanimously Thursday to continue, without opening, its hearing on a 39-unit open space residential cluster development proposed by Sovereign Builders on Glendale Road in Florence, rescheduling

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