Morning Brief
Town posts updated early voting hours
Town clerk posts updated early voting hours ahead of this fall's election. From our own coverage: Conservation Commission meets Monday night.
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Schools · School Committee
School Committee Adopts Cell Phone Policy 4-1
The Southampton School Committee voted 4-1 to adopt a cell phone and personal electronic devices policy requiring devices to be "off and out of sight" during the school day. Member Ashley Stone cast the dissenting vote, citing safety concerns for students who bike or walk to school unsupervised.
Morning Brief
Planning Board, Conservation Commission meet this week
Southampton's Planning Board, Conservation Commission and Greenway group hold meetings this week at Town Hall.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Backs Smith Voc Governance Study
Southampton's Select Board backed a push for voting representation at Smith Vocational Agricultural High School.
Real Estate
Only Two of 16 Southampton Deeds Carry a Sale Price This Period
Southampton saw 16 property deeds recorded between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only two carried a sale price: $100,000 at 39 Rattle Hill Rd and $200,000 at 132 Brickyard Rd, for a median of $150,000. Both priced transactions were deeds to lending institutions, US Bank NA and TruNorth Bank…
Morning Brief
Select Board meets Tuesday at Town Hall
Southampton's Select Board convenes Tuesday evening at Town Hall for its regular fall session. Also in today's brief (4 items): Select Board meets Tuesday at Town Hall; Board of Assessors meets Tuesday morning; School Committee swaps Tuesday session for Wednesday; Ad Hoc Grant Committee…
Morning Brief
Deed records show wave of transfers
Southampton deed records show a wave of bank and estate property transfers including a multi-million-dollar sale. From our own coverage: Deed records show wave of property transfers. Also in today's brief (6 items): Regional School Committee meets at HRHS; Local School Committee convene…
Real Estate
Southampton's $7.8 Million College Highway Deed Tops September Transfers
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds records show 16 property transfers in Southampton between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3. Only three carried a recorded sale price: $7,826,400 at 134 College Highway, $350,000 at 91 Moose Brook Road, and $239,600 at 30 Valley Road, for a median of $350,000 among p…
Morning Brief
Mold closes senior center offices
Southampton Select Board shuts senior center offices over mold while banking a federal firefighter grant. From our own coverage: Select Board shuts senior center offices over mold. Also in today's brief (8 items): Regional school committee meets Monday at HRHS; Town Hall offices open un…
Morning Brief
Preservation panel meets as boards convene
Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday as five Southampton boards convene this week. Also in today's brief (11 items): Conservation Commission cancels Monday session; Regional School Committee meets Monday at Hampshire Regional; Finance Committee meets Monday for budget review…
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