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Belchertown Senior Center to Add Four Specialized Frozen Meal Options Starting October

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 Partners — the regional nutrition intermediary overseeing the center's Title III grant — will require the

Plainfield Accepts $250,000 Equipment Grant, Rejects Ashfield Regionalization Bid

Plainfield Select Board rejects Ashfield regionalization bid and banks $250,000 equipment grant.

Southampton Select Board Elects New Chair, Signs First Affordable Housing Purchase Agreement

SOUTHAMPTON — May 26, 2026 — Southampton Select Board reorganizes leadership and signs first affordable housing deal. The board unanimously elected John Whalley as chair after four-year incumbent Chris Kohler declined renomination, with Kohler moving to vice chair and newly elected member Doug Hamill named warrant clerk. The board executed a

Ware Select Board amends bucket truck article, advances 30-plus warrant articles for June town meeting

Ware Select Board advances 30-plus town meeting warrant articles and hears Bay State Health announce a new West Street care center.

Ware Select Board Quadruples Housing PILOT Payment, Answers Open Meeting Complaint

Ware Select Board approves new PILOT deal that more than quadruples payments from senior housing complex.

Hadley Select Board Elects Parsons Chair, Joins Statewide Water Mutual Aid Network

HADLEY — May 20, 2026 — Hadley Select Board reorganizes under new chair Amy Parsons after Tuesday's elections, which also seated new member Jason Kostick. The board, meeting Wednesday, voted unanimously to make Violet Souska the permanent Council on Aging Director after a year in an interim role, combining her

Ware Select Board Reorganizes, Cuts Town Meeting Quorum, Extends Town Manager Contract

Ware Select Board reorganized, extended town manager contract, and lowered town meeting quorum to 80 ahead of a packed June 8 warrant.

Ware Select Board adopts hazard plan, approves poles, renames bridge

Ware Select Board adopted a FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan and approved utility pole permits at its March 12 meeting.

Ware Select Board Rates Town Manager 2.63, Warns of $3 Million Deficit Ahead

Ware Select Board gave Town Manager Stuart Beckley a 2.63 out of 5 on his first formal performance evaluation in several years and disclosed a $671,000 current-year budget gap.

Belchertown Select Board Approves Solar Lease Plan, $8,900 Opioid Grant

BELCHERTOWN — May 18, 2026 — Belchertown Select Board unanimously backs rooftop solar lease framework and $8,900 opioid grant at May 18 meeting. The board heard a presentation from Energy and Sustainability Committee Chair John Piekara and Vice Chair Chris Bambacus outlining a plan to lease roof space on municipal buildings

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