Southampton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across Four Departments
Southampton Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets for assessors, building, fire, and police departments with no new spending approved.
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Select Board
A collection of 115 issues
Hadley Firefighters and Neighboring Chiefs Demand Dedicated Override at Public Session
HADLEY -- February 11, 2026, Hadley firefighters and neighboring fire chiefs pack a Select Board listening session demanding a fire-department-only tax override. Dozens of on- and off-duty firefighters from Hadley, Northampton, Belchertown, and Easthampton turned out February 11 for the town's second public listening session on
Plainfield Schedules March 3 Special Town Meeting for Police Vehicle Financing
Plainfield Select Board sets March 3 special town meeting to authorize police vehicle lease-purchase financing.
Hatfield Select Board Abates $124,000 in Ambulance Debt, Defers Energy Rate Vote
HATFIELD -- February 10, 2026, Hatfield Select Board abates $124,784.50 in uncollectable ambulance debt and defers a proposed energy rate increase. The board voted unanimously February 10 to write off seven years of unpaid ambulance bills, with Fire Chief Flaherty citing expired statutes of limitations and Medicare's
Hatfield Select Board Abates $124,000 in Ambulance Debt, Defers Energy Rate Vote
HATFIELD -- February 10, 2026, Hatfield Select Board abates $124,784.50 in uncollectable ambulance debt and defers a proposed energy rate increase. The board voted unanimously February 10 to write off seven years of unpaid ambulance bills, with Fire Chief Flaherty citing expired statutes of limitations and Medicare's