BELCHERTOWN -- June 4, 2026, Belchertown Select Board unanimously elects new Chair and Vice Chair in five-minute special meeting. The board voted 4-0 Thursday morning to seat Whitney Jornet-Kernlens as Chair and
Hadley Select Board lifted its hiring freeze for already budgeted jobs a day after voters approved a Proposition 2½ override. Clerk David Fill II said the board is "not at a stage" of expanding hiring beyond what voters funded, and the vote passed unanimously.
Northampton's Finance Committee split on a recommendation for the $152 million fiscal 2027 general fund budget, sending it to the full City Council Thursday without consensus.
Northampton City Council heard FY27 budget presentations from fire, police, DPW, central services and climate departments, with no vote taken on the spending plan itself.
The Amherst Town Council voted 13-0 to authorize MassDevelopment planning for the former Hampshire College campus and to adopt land use priorities. Jeff Bagg outlined a process with a July listening session and a zoning proposal targeted for November or December.
Granby Select Board sides with Planning Board, approves 20-car used auto lot over chiefs' objections.
SOUTHAMPTON -- June 1, 2026, Southampton's Select Board finalizes nine-article Special Town Meeting warrant for June 20 vote. Meeting jointly with the Finance Capital Committee on June 1, the board unanimously closed
BELCHERTOWN -- June 1, 2026, Belchertown Select Board adopts AI policy, ratifies firefighter contract, and pursues $7.7 million in grants. The board voted unanimously on nearly a dozen items at its June 1 meeting,
NORTHAMPTON -- May 27, 2026, Northampton City Council opens FY27 budget hearings with debate over school funding, federal grant losses. The council held the first of two public budget hearing nights May 27, receiving presentations
BELCHERTOWN -- May 27, 2026, Belchertown Council on Aging prepares for four new specialized frozen meal options required by October 1 grant mandate. The council heard from its director, identified as Jess, that Access Care
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