Morning Brief
Library hosts pirates and witches tale tonight
Storyteller Rona Leventhal performs a tale of pirates and witches at Hadley library tonight.
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Government · Library
Trustees form library fundraising committee, OK trademark bid
Hadley library trustees formed a development committee and voted to seek a state trademark for the library's logo. Secretary Jo-Ann Konieczny and Trustee Julie Rose were elected as trustee representatives to the new committee, which aims to build an endowment with an initial goal of $2 million.
Real Estate
Hadley Home Prices Swing From $25,000 to $701,500 in September
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 15 Hadley property filings between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only four carried a sale price by the time records were compiled. Prices ranged from $25,000 to $701,500, with a median of $100,000 among the priced sales. The period's top transacti…
Morning Brief
Historical talk explores tobacco farming legacy
Hadley Historical Society hosts talk on tobacco farming's family legacy today. Also in today's brief (3 items): Historical talk covers tobacco farming legacy; Storyteller brings pirates and witches tale to library; Songwriters series returns with Remer and Bastoni.
Morning Brief
School heating decision pushed to spring
Hadley postpones a $6.1 million school heating decision to spring town meeting. From our own coverage: Hadley Planning Board seeks opinion on reopening battery hearing; Hadley splits $2.2 million capital plan into warrant articles. Also in today's brief (6 items): Hadley Historical Soci…
Government · Climate Change Committee
Climate Panel Flags Eversource Tree-Clearing Proposal
Hadley's Climate Change Committee flagged Eversource Energy's plan to nearly double a regional transmission corridor and heard updates on state energy legislation and local grants.
Government · Board of Health
Hadley Board Bans Synthetic Cannabinoids, Kratom Sales
The Hadley Board of Health voted unanimously to ban synthetic cannabinoids, kratom products and other unregulated novel intoxicants, effective November 6, 2026.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Closes Warrant for Oct. 22 Town Meeting
Hadley's Select Board closed a 25-article warrant for an Oct. 22 special town meeting and appointed Luke Wisniewski to the Hadley Housing Authority. The board, David J.
Government · Housing Authority
Hadley Housing Approves July Warrant, Tables Bylaw Plan
Hadley Housing Authority commissioners learned the state could fund a full conversion from oil to electric heat at Golden Court at no cost to the authority.
Government · Planning Board
Board votes to seek opinion on reopening hearing
Hadley Planning Board votes to seek legal opinion on reopening a contested hearing.
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