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Southwick Select Board Executes WGI Tax Deal, Hears Master Plan Year-One Report

SOUTHWICK — June 22, 2026 — Southwick Select Board executes WGI tax increment financing deal and clears eight votes at June 22 meeting. The board formally executed the tax increment financing agreement with WGI, approved at the May 19 town meeting, locking in job-creation commitments and percentage schedules negotiated with the

Southwick Select Board Executes WGI Tax Deal, Hears Master Plan Year-One Report

SOUTHWICK — June 22, 2026 — Southwick Select Board executes WGI tax increment financing deal and clears eight votes at June 22 meeting. The board formally executed the tax increment financing agreement with WGI, approved at the May 19 town meeting, locking in job-creation commitments and percentage schedules negotiated with the

Zoning Board Hears Appeal Over Disputed Commercial Use on North Loomis Street

SOUTHWICK — June 22, 2026 — Southwick's Zoning Board of Appeals heard a contested appeal Monday over whether a nonconforming concrete manufacturing use at 351 North Loomis Street has been legally abandoned. Attorney Patrick Miller, representing abutters including Stephanie and Will Price, Willie Soberman, Beth and Seth, and Sharon Antico,

Zoning Board Hears Appeal Over Disputed Commercial Use on North Loomis Street

SOUTHWICK — June 22, 2026 — Southwick's Zoning Board of Appeals heard a contested appeal Monday over whether a nonconforming concrete manufacturing use at 351 North Loomis Street has been legally abandoned. Attorney Patrick Miller, representing abutters including Stephanie and Will Price, Willie Soberman, Beth and Seth, and Sharon Antico,

Hampden Select Board Kills Five-Bay Firehouse Plan, Orders Four-Bay Design

HAMPDEN — June 22, 2026 — Hampden Select Board caps firehouse expansion at four bays, hires KP Law as town counsel, and declines to reappoint two officers past mandatory retirement age. The board voted unanimously to rescind a prior direction that would have shifted the property line between the fire station parcel

Blandford Select Board Tables $39,000 Bridge Engineering Contract Pending Superintendent Answers

BLANDFORD — June 22, 2026 — Blandford Select Board tables bridge engineering contract and eyes vandalism response. The board voted unanimously Monday to defer signing a $39,000 engineering services contract with Gill Engineering for a preservation review of the Beach Hill Bridge, funded through Chapter 90 road money, after members raised

Blandford Select Board Tables $39,000 Bridge Engineering Contract Pending Superintendent Answers

BLANDFORD — June 22, 2026 — Blandford Select Board tables bridge engineering contract and eyes vandalism response. The board voted unanimously Monday to defer signing a $39,000 engineering services contract with Gill Engineering for a preservation review of the Beach Hill Bridge, funded through Chapter 90 road money, after members raised

This Week in Hampden County: Jun 15 - Jun 21

4 stories from Hampden County News this week.

Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 15, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 2026

(no qualifying obituaries this week)

Palmer youth sports leagues show no new activity for the week of June 15–21, as registration rosters are closed and no games or events were reported.

No Palmer youth sports activity was reported for the week of June 15–21, 2026. Palmer Youth Baseball and Softball Association (PYBSA) has closed registration for all divisions, from Instructional through grades 7–9 baseball and softball. Palmer Soccer Association, Palmer Youth Basketbal…

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