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Hampden Planning Board Moves to Simplify ADU Setback Rule Under AG Pressure

HAMPDEN -- April 8, 2026, Hampden Planning Board moves to simplify ADU setback rules in response to Attorney General pressure. Working against a roughly 90-day window set by the AG's February 9, 2026 letter, the board reached consensus at its April 8 meeting to strip language from its

Hampden Planning Board Moves to Simplify ADU Setback Rule Under AG Pressure

HAMPDEN -- April 8, 2026, Hampden Planning Board moves to simplify ADU setback rules in response to Attorney General pressure. Working against a roughly 90-day window set by the AG's February 9, 2026 letter, the board reached consensus at its April 8 meeting to strip language from its

Southwick Select Board Warns of Override Risk as FY27 School Gap Widens

Southwick Select Board and Finance Committee warn FY27 budget gap may force a Proposition 2½ override.

Holyoke Council Approves $61,000 in Police Grants, Stalls on Rodenticide Ban

HOLYOKE -- April 7, 2026, Holyoke City Council unanimously approved two no-match public safety grants totaling $61,049.95 but failed to pass a housing incentive deal and tabled a proposed ban on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides at its April 7 meeting. The $47,149.95 Project Safe Neighborhood grant

Planning Board Approves WF Young Expansion, Issues 30-Day Warning to Happy Acres Developer

EAST LONGMEADOW -- April 7, 2026, East Longmeadow Planning Board approves 7,600-square-foot WF Young expansion and puts Happy Acres subdivision on notice. The board unanimously approved a site plan waiver for WF Young Inc. at 302 Benton Drive, allowing a 7,600-square-foot addition to the company&