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Easthampton Planning Board Postpones Meeting to September 15

Easthampton's Planning Board pushed its next meeting from Sept. 1 to Sept. 15, town calendar shows. In the meantime, five other municipal bodies, the Board of Assessors, Rent Study Committee, Agricultural Commission, Board of Public Works and City Council, are all set to convene between…

Amherst Advances Zoning Study for Hampshire College's Future

Amherst is advancing a zoning study for the Hampshire College campus after the college's plan to cease academic operations after December 2026. The town launched the study to develop zoning options for the property's future use, officials said this week. Separately, Town Hall will be li…

Belchertown Wins $325,000 Grant to Design Rail Trail Segment

Belchertown secured a $325,000 MassTrails grant to design Segment 1C of the Mass Central Rail Trail, a link town officials say will connect Belchertown to the regional network stretching from Northampton to Boston. In public safety news, Lieutenant Jared LaValle, a lifelong resident and…

Amherst, Pelham School Committees Set Rare Joint Meeting Thursday

The Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committees will hold a rare joint meeting Thursday alongside Union 26. The Amherst School Committee follows with its own retreat Saturday, Aug. 29, and the Town Council holds a special work session Monday, Aug. 31. Town Hall's week…

South Hadley Voters to Decide Tax Increase Question Sept. 1

South Hadley voters will decide a tax increase question at the polls on September 1. The ballot measure returns months after a previous vote on the issue, according to a report headlined "South Hadley residents to vote on new tax increase proposal" from Franklin County Now, though full …