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Holyoke Council Passes Finance Overhaul 11-2, Rivera Steps Down From Leadership

HOLYOKE -- February 3, 2026, Holyoke City Council adopted a sweeping municipal finance reorganization ordinance 11-2 and authorized a $3.5 million road and facilities bond at its February 3 meeting. The Municipal Finance Modernization Act creates a chief administrative and financial officer position to oversee a restructured Department of

Blandford Select Board Previews Eversource Substation Hearing, Tables December Minutes

Blandford Select Board previews EFSB hearing on Eversource substation and plans town hall office reorganization.

Blandford Select Board Eyes Town Hall Reorganization, Tables December Minutes

BLANDFORD -- February 2, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves November minutes, previews state energy hearing at brief February session. The board voted to accept its November 24, 2025 meeting minutes, with one abstention from a member who was absent that night, and tabled its December 8 minutes to the following week.

Brimfield Select Board Reappoints Police Chief Beaudry, Approves Trail Committee Seats

Brimfield Select Board unanimously reappoints Police Chief Bill Beaudry and fills six trail committee slots.

Tri-Town Boards Move to Reform Ambulance Subcommittee Before June Contract Expiration

Tri-Town selectmen tackle ambulance contract deadline, food pantry funding crisis, and regional service expansion.

Hampden Select Board appoints eight-member Old Town Hall study committee

Hampden Select Board appoints eight citizens to study the future of the idle Old Town Hall.

Holyoke Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $3.5 Million Road and Building Bond

HOLYOKE -- January 28, 2026, Holyoke Finance Committee unanimously authorizes $3.5 million in borrowing for roads and municipal building repairs. The five-member panel voted 5-0 at its January 28 meeting to approve the bond order under MGL Chapter 44, Section 7, with Mayor Joshua Garcia and City Treasurer

Hampden Planning Board Endorses Revised Land Trust Parcel for Mount Vision Parking

HAMPDEN -- January 28, 2026, Hampden Planning Board unanimously endorses revised land trust lot tied to Mount Vision parking access. The board voted to approve an Approval Not Required plan for Minchaud Land Trust, plans dated October 14, 2025, clearing the way for the town to acquire a substandard-frontage parcel

Conservation Commission flags wetlands bank threat at Vineland Avenue, orders homeowner to appear

EAST LONGMEADOW -- January 28, 2026, East Longmeadow Conservation Commission closes two long-dormant compliance cases and flags a new wetlands threat on Vineland Avenue. The three-member commission, Chair Anthony Zampuchini, Elizabeth Stoen, and Tom O'Brien, voted unanimously at its January 28 meeting to issue complete certificates of

Holyoke finance overhaul clears committee 4-1, heads to full council

HOLYOKE -- January 27, 2026, Holyoke's Ordinance Committee voted 4-1 to send a finance department overhaul ordinance to the full City Council. The package, debated at a January 27 meeting chaired by Councilor Meg McGrath Smith, would create a centralized finance department under a Chief Administrative and Financial

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