Hampden Select Board Raises EV Rate, Advances Town Hall Use Agreements Hampden Select Board raises EV charging rate and advances budget review amid rising costs.
School Committee Votes 4-0 to Submit 6.24 Percent Budget Increase Request EAST LONGMEADOW -- February 9, 2026, East Longmeadow School Committee votes to seek a 6.24 percent budget increase but braces for a $370,000 shortfall. The four-member committee voted 4-0 Monday to submit a level-services budget request of approximately $2.3 million above current spending, while acknowledging
Palmer Select Board Hears Soccer Field Pleas, Faces $1.3 Million FY27 Deficit PALMER -- February 9, 2026, Palmer Select Board confronts $1.3 million FY27 budget deficit as health insurance costs spike. Town Manager Brad Klepacki told the board Monday that a projected 35 percent increase in health insurance premiums, representing $1.1 million in added cost, has pushed the preliminary fiscal year
Palmer Select Board Hears Soccer Field Pleas, Faces $1.3 Million FY27 Deficit PALMER -- February 9, 2026, Palmer Select Board confronts $1.3 million FY27 budget deficit as health insurance costs spike. Town Manager Brad Klepacki told the board Monday that a projected 35 percent increase in health insurance premiums, representing $1.1 million in added cost, has pushed the preliminary fiscal year
Blandford Select Board Approves Library Construction Contracts with DRA and Skanska BLANDFORD -- February 9, 2026, Blandford Select Board locks in library construction contracts and debates Eversource response at February 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve contract amendments with architect DRA and construction manager Skanska for the library's upcoming construction phase, with all costs covered by a Massachusetts