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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

Southwick Conservation Commission Approves South Loomis Subdivision Stormwater Plan With $15,000 Bond

SOUTHWICK — June 1, 2026 — Southwick Conservation Commission unanimously approved a stormwater management plan for a four-lot subdivision at 6 South Loomis Street, setting a $15,000 performance bond. Philippe Cravo of Arlevec Associates presented a two-bioretention-basin design that had completed a full peer-review cycle with consultant

Blandford Select Board Approves Appointments, Authorizes Treasurer RFP Release

BLANDFORD — June 1, 2026 — Blandford Select Board clears slate of appointments and authorizes treasurer RFP ahead of annual town meeting. At the June 1 meeting, the board unanimously appointed Christina Ferreira as town administrator, Kim Berklin to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Doug Emo as Watson Park groundskeeper, Jennifer Girard

Blandford Select Board Approves Appointments, Authorizes Treasurer RFP Release

BLANDFORD — June 1, 2026 — Blandford Select Board clears slate of appointments and authorizes treasurer RFP ahead of annual town meeting. At the June 1 meeting, the board unanimously appointed Christina Ferreira as town administrator, Kim Berklin to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Doug Emo as Watson Park groundskeeper, Jennifer Girard

Southwick Lake Panel Unanimously Approves $67,754 Hydrilla Grant Contract

SOUTHWICK — May 28, 2026 — Southwick Lake Management Committee approves $67,754 hydrilla grant in year three of invasive-plant program. The nine-member committee voted unanimously at its May 28 meeting to approve the proposal, which includes a newly added Task 4 for data stratification that member Dick Grannells called

Southwick Lake Panel Unanimously Approves $67,754 Hydrilla Grant Contract

SOUTHWICK — May 28, 2026 — Southwick Lake Management Committee approves $67,754 hydrilla grant in year three of invasive-plant program. The nine-member committee voted unanimously at its May 28 meeting to approve the proposal, which includes a newly added Task 4 for data stratification that member Dick Grannells called

Westfield Finance Committee approves body cameras, fire gear and $2.4M snow deficit

Westfield's Finance Committee approved four appropriations totaling more than $2.6 million at its May 27 session, headlined by a $124,380 transfer to fund 87 police body-worn cameras and a $2.43 million free cash draw to wipe out the DPW snow and ice deficit.

Southwick Master Plan Panel Closes First Action Item, Forwarding to Select Board

SOUTHWICK — May 27, 2026 — Southwick's Master Plan Implementation Committee unanimously closed its first tracked action item at a May 27 hybrid meeting. The committee voted to accept the Agricultural Commission's completion of Open Space item 1.4, which required organizing an annual open forum to educate

Holyoke Finance Committee Approves Transfers to Fund Flood Wall, Comptroller Role

HOLYOKE — May 27, 2026 — Holyoke Finance Committee approves $74,000 in transfers to close flood wall funding gap and advance finance modernization. The committee voted unanimously at its May 27 meeting on three separate $21,667 transfers from payroll surpluses in the outdoor works, fire, and police departments, pooling $65,

Hampden Planning Board Continues Salmar Realty Hearing, Sets Summer Schedule

HAMPDEN — May 27, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board continued its most active special permit case and mapped a three-meeting summer calendar at its May 27 session. The board voted unanimously to push Case 2026A — a dual application by Salmar Realty, LLC, for restaurant and retail special permits at 2 Summers

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