Government · Recreation Commission
Hadley commissioner presses director on soccer costs
A Hadley Recreation Commission meeting erupted into a dispute over unverified youth soccer program costs.
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Hadley
Our reporting from Hadley meetings, newest first.
Schools · School Committee
Hadley School Committee Approves Five Strategy Documents
Hadley Elementary Principal Jennifer Dowd named national Project Lead the Way Administrator of the Year, the only one chosen from 100 nominees.
Government · Capital Planning
Hadley Panel Delays School Heating Decision to Spring
Hadley delays a $6.1 million school heating overhaul, pushing it to spring town meeting. The joint Capital Planning and Finance Committees voted 3-0 to defer both a steam-to-hot-water conversion and a related school solar financing plan.
Morning Brief
Library posts FY27 budget slide
Hadley Public Library posts its fiscal 2027 budget slide presentation to the town's Finance Committee. Also in today's brief (5 items): Library posts FY27 budget slide to town; Storytime and songs return Thursday morning; Storyteller performs pirates and witches tale; Genealogist Dave R…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026
Two obituaries with Hadley, Massachusetts ties published this week: Figiela, Donald R., 88, a native of Hadley who later lived in Coventry, Connecticut, and died September 17; and Haley, E. Penny, 87, of Hadley, who died Monday, September 21. Figiela's notice is posted through Ladd-Turk…
Real Estate
Hadley's Three Priced Sales Range From $50,000 to $175,000 in September
Hadley recorded nine property deeds between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only three listed a sale price so far, ranging from $50,000 to $175,000 with a median of $87,500. The top recorded sale was 12 Maple Ave at $175,000, transferred from Matthew S. and Renee D. Kosciusko to Navy Federal …
Government · Historical Commission
Planning Board Cools on Demolition Delay Bylaw
Hadley Historical Commission reported a cool Planning Board response to a proposed demolition delay bylaw and a costlier schoolhouse roof fix.
Morning Brief
Hadley logs a dozen property transfers, three list prices
Hadley recorded a dozen property transfers this month, but only three list sale prices so far. From our own coverage: Hadley records 12 property transfers, just three with prices. Also in today's brief (7 items): Library pauses Thursday morning storytime program; Felting and mending wor…
Real Estate
Hadley Home Prices Range From $87,500 To $399,000 In Recent Deed Filings
Hadley's registry of deeds recorded 12 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only three carried a sale price as of this report: $87,500, $175,000 and $399,000, a median of $175,000. The top transaction was 358 River Dr., which sold for $399,000 to Florence Bank. Nine of t…
Morning Brief
Library Unveils Fall Arts Calendar, Headlined by Sept. 25 Songwriters Show
Hadley Public Library unveiled its fall arts calendar, headlined by a Sept. 25 songwriters showcase with Harry Remer and Bob Chabot. The free program, supported by a Hadley Cultural Council grant, is one of three concrete events the library posted this week, alongside a Sept. 21 felting…
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