Ware Select Board Defers Override Vote, Orders Fire Department Staffing Study
Ware Select Board confronts a fire staffing crisis, a money-losing ambulance program, and a nearly $2 million budget gap.
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Southampton Boards Face COA Funding Cliff, Highway Deficit in Joint FY27 Budget Hearings
Southampton Select Board and Finance Committee scrutinize four department budgets under override pressure. At a February 19 joint session, the boards reviewed FY27 spending requests from the Council on Aging, Board of Health, Public Library, and Highway Department, with no votes taken.
Ware Select Board Promotes Two Officers, Clears Brewery to Open Downtown
Ware Select Board unanimously promotes two police officers and approves a full license package for a new downtown brewery. The board elevated Patrick St.
Southampton Select Board Says FY27 Override Needed for Level Services
Southampton Select Board signals a Proposition 2 1/2 override will be required to fund level services in fiscal year 2027.
Deadlocked Select Board Fails to Endorse 105-Unit Carriage Grove Housing Project
BELCHERTOWN -- February 17, 2026, Belchertown Select Board deadlocks 2-2 on letter supporting 105-unit Carriage Grove housing project. The February 17 vote to have Chair Lisa sign a Mass Development-backed support letter for a National Housing Partnership apartment development failed when one unnamed member said she needed more