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Southampton Select Board Closes Nine-Article Special Town Meeting Warrant, Signs Conservation Deed

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 and signed the warrant, which covers a $200,000 second installment toward a Hampshire Regional School

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

Southampton Planning Board Reviews Draft Battery Energy Storage Bylaw, Targets Fall Town Meeting Vote

SOUTHAMPTON — May 20, 2026 — Southampton Planning Board reviews 18-page battery energy storage bylaw draft, targets fall town meeting. Consultant Richard Harris presented the draft at the May 20 meeting, drawing on the state Department of Energy Resources model bylaw, public comment, and the town of Blandford's enacted

Southampton Planning Board Reviews Draft Battery Energy Storage Bylaw, Targets Fall Town Meeting Vote

SOUTHAMPTON — May 20, 2026 — Southampton Planning Board reviews 18-page battery energy storage bylaw draft, targets fall town meeting. Consultant Richard Harris presented the draft at the May 20 meeting, drawing on the state Department of Energy Resources model bylaw, public comment, and the town of Blandford's enacted

Southampton School Committee Names Interim Chair as Two Long-Serving Members Depart

SOUTHAMPTON — May 13, 2026 — Southampton School Committee names interim chair and accepts nearly $9,100 PTO gift at final meeting for two outgoing members. The committee unanimously appointed member Jen Johnson as interim chair effective May 19 at 8 p.m., when outgoing Chair Kim Larson and Member Margaret Schott

Southampton Select Board Adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, Unlocking Federal Grant Eligibility

SOUTHAMPTON — May 12, 2026 — Southampton Select Board adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan and accepts two Conservation Commission resignations, dropping the panel to three members. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to formally adopt the Town of Southampton 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, a document endorsed by both MEMA and FEMA that

Southampton Planning Board Endorses Fulmer Road Conservation Parcel Transfer, Sets Conditions

SOUTHAMPTON — May 6, 2026 — Southampton Planning Board unanimously endorses conservation land transfer and clears solar site revision. The three-member board — Chair Paul Damon, Mark Darnold, and Paul Fergal — voted 3-0 three times on an approval-not-required plan to convey a conservation parcel at 156 Fulmer Road to

Southampton Planning Board Endorses Fulmer Road Conservation Parcel Transfer, Sets Conditions

SOUTHAMPTON — May 6, 2026 — Southampton Planning Board unanimously endorses conservation land transfer and clears solar site revision. The three-member board — Chair Paul Damon, Mark Darnold, and Paul Fergal — voted 3-0 three times on an approval-not-required plan to convey a conservation parcel at 156 Fulmer Road to

Southampton Voters Approve $15.9M Budget, Send $2.5M Override to May 19 Ballot

SOUTHAMPTON — May 2, 2026 — Southampton voters approved a $15.9 million base budget and placed a $2.5 million Proposition 2.5 override on the May 19 election ballot at a standing-room-only annual town meeting May 2 that required a gymnasium overflow room for roughly 454 registered voters.

Southampton Town Meeting Warrant Covers Budget, Override Options, and Land Conservation

SOUTHAMPTON — April 23, 2026 — Southampton's Town Moderator previews a 25-article warrant ahead of a May 2 Annual Town Meeting featuring a $15.9 million base budget and two Proposition 2½ override options. Town Moderator Robert Floyd read all articles aloud at an April 23 information session on

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