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Southwick EDC Advances Complete Streets Policy Ahead of April 27 Select Board Vote

SOUTHWICK -- April 15, 2026, Southwick's Economic Development Commission moved closer to a Complete Streets policy adoption and began laying groundwork for a formal Tax Increment Financing framework at its April 15 meeting. The three-member commission, Chair Greg Diley, Craig Shanderson, and Serena Fuller, confirmed that Select Board

Hampden Conservation Commission to Send Wetland Enforcement Letter at South Ridge Estates

HAMPDEN -- April 15, 2026, Hampden Conservation Commission pursues enforcement at South Ridge Estates over clearing and shooting-range activity in protected wetlands. The commission confirmed that contracted wetland scientist Steve Riberty will conduct on-site re-delineation of the resource area the week of April 20, re-establishing a boundary

Blandford Energy Committee Agrees to Scrap Flawed Overlay Map, Align Bylaws With State Tiers

BLANDFORD -- April 15, 2026, Blandford's Energy Project Siting Committee agreed to abandon a flawed overlay map and align its draft energy bylaws with state tier definitions for solar and battery storage. The committee, meeting April 15, found that the overlay map produced by Pioneer Valley Planning Commission incorrectly

Southwick Library Must Cut Operations 10 Percent, May Lose State Certification

SOUTHWICK -- April 14, 2026, Southwick library faces mandatory 10 percent operations cut and potential loss of state certification. The Board of Trustees learned at its April 14 meeting that a joint Select Board and Finance Committee directive requires all town departments to reduce operations budgets by 10 percent for fiscal

Holyoke Ordinance Committee Opens Zoning Overhaul Hearings, Continues to May 7

HOLYOKE -- April 14, 2026, Holyoke's Ordinance Committee opened a contentious public hearing on a 41-order zoning overhaul Tuesday, drawing a packed chamber of residents furious over a mailed notice they called confusing and alarming. Chair Meg McGrath-Smith and committee member Mimi Panitch, a former Planning Board

East Longmeadow Council Adopts Right to Farm Bylaw, Rejects Marijuana Ballot Question

EAST LONGMEADOW -- April 14, 2026, East Longmeadow Town Council blocks recreational marijuana ballot question and adopts Right to Farm bylaw. The council voted 3-2 against placing a non-binding advisory question on the June 2026 ballot asking residents whether to repeal the town's 2017 ban on recreational

Southwick Select Board picks new law firm, funds town hall boiler repair

SOUTHWICK -- April 13, 2026, Southwick Select Board hires new law firm and clears $100,000 for town hall boiler. The board voted 3-0 Monday to select Mead, Talerman and Costa as the town's new municipal counsel, replacing an outgoing firm members described as unresponsive to multiple contacts;

Southwick Select Board picks new law firm, funds town hall boiler repair

SOUTHWICK -- April 13, 2026, Southwick Select Board hires new law firm and clears $100,000 for town hall boiler. The board voted 3-0 Monday to select Mead, Talerman and Costa as the town's new municipal counsel, replacing an outgoing firm members described as unresponsive to multiple contacts;

Southwick ZBA Continues Berkshire Avenue Variance Hearing After Water Line Dispute

SOUTHWICK -- April 13, 2026, Southwick Zoning Board of Appeals continues long-stalled Berkshire Avenue variance petition to June 8. The board voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on a petition by MJ Homes, represented by Dan Dumas on behalf of owner Vitaly Desiredenkov, to build a 1,500-

Southwick ZBA Continues Berkshire Avenue Variance Hearing After Water Line Dispute

SOUTHWICK -- April 13, 2026, Southwick Zoning Board of Appeals continues long-stalled Berkshire Avenue variance petition to June 8. The board voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on a petition by MJ Homes, represented by Dan Dumas on behalf of owner Vitaly Desiredenkov, to build a 1,500-

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