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Granby Schools Face $390,000 FY27 Budget Gap After Special Ed Costs Surge

GRANBY -- April 7, 2026, Granby schools carried a $390,000 FY27 budget deficit into a planned joint session with town officials after a last-minute special education placement reversal reshuffled the numbers in a single week. The Granby School Committee, meeting April 7 in a sequence of three sessions, heard

Granby School Committee Delays Budget Forum as Town Funding Figures Remain Unresolved

GRANBY -- March 24, 2026, Granby School Committee pushes back budget forum one week amid unresolved town funding figures. The committee voted unanimously at its March 24 meeting to move its public budget hearing to Tuesday, March 31, after Business Manager Todd Gazda told members that two critical unknowns, the town&

Belchertown School Committee approves cell phone-free policy for grades pre-K through eight

BELCHERTOWN -- March 24, 2026, Belchertown School Committee approves cell phone-free policy for grades pre-K through eight. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the new policy, which does not extend to the high school, Superintendent Brian Cameron explained the strategy is to shift student behavior in the lower

Southampton School Committee Unanimously Approves $7.3M Restorative Norris Budget

Southampton School Committee votes unanimously to approve a $7.3 million restorative budget for Norris School, betting the town will pass a Proposition 2½ override.

Belchertown School Committee Approves Swift River LED Lighting Project Unanimously

BELCHERTOWN -- March 10, 2026, Belchertown School Committee approves Swift River LED lighting project at a net cost of $15,000 per year after a missed deadline cut the financing term. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with the National Grid-funded upgrade, which had originally been structured as