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Blandford Select Board Authorizes Bridge Engineering Review, Hears Cemetery Alarm

BLANDFORD — June 8, 2026 — Blandford Select Board authorizes bridge engineering review and hears sustained public appeal on cemetery conditions. The board voted unanimously Monday to reappoint Robert Holmes as interim highway laborer and Nathan Sperry as state inspector of animals, both for terms running July 1, 2026 through June 30,

Holyoke charter panel sends simple-majority ordinance amendment to full City Council

HOLYOKE — June 3, 2026 — Holyoke's Charter and Rules Committee advanced two proposed charter amendments to the full City Council on Wednesday. The three-member panel voted 2-1 to recommend adopting a Councilor Mimi Panich order that would enshrine a simple-majority recorded roll-call vote as the

Westfield Finance Committee Reviews Six Department Budgets, No Votes Taken

Westfield Finance Committee reviews six departmental budgets, spotlighting a South Hadley dispatch deal and a shrinking cable fee.

Southwick Master Plan Panel Reports 17 of 20 Action Items Approved, Confronts Records Gap

SOUTHWICK — June 2, 2026 — Southwick's Master Plan Implementation Committee reviewed historic preservation priorities and confronted a years-long gap in its official meeting records at its June 2 meeting. A member substituting for regular chair Dave Spina reported that 17 of the first 20 master plan action items

Southwick Board of Health Blocks Tulhamer Lane Building Permit Until New Septic System Designed

SOUTHWICK — June 2, 2026 — Southwick Board of Health unanimously blocks building permit on Tulhamer Lane, citing septic system in groundwater. The board voted three to zero at its June 2 meeting to require property owner Anatoly Odishov to submit new septic plans — including a newly designed system — before the health

Holyoke Council Sends Rent Stabilization Resolution, Data Center Ban to Committee

HOLYOKE — June 2, 2026 — Holyoke City Council referred a rent stabilization resolution and a proposed data center ban to committee after extended debate at its June 2 meeting. More than a dozen residents testified in favor of the rent stabilization resolution co-sponsored by Councilors Rick Purcell and Gina Tallheimer,

Chicopee Council Unanimously Approves $4.76 Million to Buy Downtown School Offices Building

CHICOPEE — June 2, 2026 — Chicopee City Council unanimously approved a $4.76 million financing package to purchase 219-225 Exchange Street as the new home for the school department's administrative offices, ending an approximately $285,000 annual rental at Dulong Circle. The council voted 13-0 on three

Chicopee Council Unanimously Approves $4.76 Million to Buy Downtown School Offices Building

CHICOPEE — June 2, 2026 — Chicopee City Council unanimously approved a $4.76 million financing package to purchase 219-225 Exchange Street as the new home for the school department's administrative offices, ending an approximately $285,000 annual rental at Dulong Circle. The council voted 13-0 on three

Holyoke City Council Grills Finance and DPW Chiefs at Second Budget Hearing

Holyoke City Council questioned department heads on staffing gaps, reorganization savings, and rising public works costs at its second fiscal year 27 budget hearing Monday.

Southwick Select Board Reorganizes, Sets Transfer Station Fees and Hires Police Officer

SOUTHWICK — June 1, 2026 — Southwick Select Board reorganizes, hires a police officer, and raises transfer station sticker fees to $195. The board elected Doug Moglin as chair, Russ Anderson as vice chair, and Joe Deedy as clerk in its first meeting following the spring town election, then voted 3-0

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