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Blandford Select Board Approves Seven Appointments and AV Contract Monday

BLANDFORD -- May 4, 2026, Blandford Select Board confirms seven annual appointments and signs a $19,700 gymnasium AV contract. The board voted unanimously Monday to reappoint Kelly Pontriburian as town accountant, Matthew Ripley as

Townbrief reporting · May 4

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Blandford Moves to Set Conditions on Eversource's $64 Million Substation Expansion

BLANDFORD -- April 29, 2026, Blandford energy committee sets conditions for Eversource's $64 million substation expansion with a May 10 deadline looming. The committee, which formally intervened in the state Energy Facilities Siting

Townbrief reporting · Apr 29

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Blandford Select Board Approves Watson Park Road Resurfacing, Advances Bylaw Articles

BLANDFORD -- April 27, 2026, Blandford Select Board advances senior tax work-off program, settles office moves, and approves Watson Park Road resurfacing. The board, meeting April 27, set a July 1 target for a

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

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Blandford Select Board Restructures Firefighter Stipend as Warrant Article After Two Years of Inaction

BLANDFORD -- April 21, 2026, Blandford Select Board pulls firefighter stipend from FY27 budget, adds it to annual town meeting warrant. At the April 21 budget review, the board approved projected revenues of $5,925,

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

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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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

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Blandford Select Board Approves $11,960 to Repaint Highway Garage Fuel Tanks

BLANDFORD -- April 13, 2026, Blandford Select Board votes to repaint Highway Garage fuel tanks and begins organizing 250th anniversary events. The board voted unanimously Monday to spend $11,960 from free cash to have

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

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Blandford Select Board Approves 5 Percent Raise for Highway Superintendent Halsey

BLANDFORD -- April 6, 2026, Blandford Select Board gives Highway Superintendent Ray Halsey a 5 percent raise to $81,078 after his first annual performance review. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve the increase,

Townbrief reporting · Apr 6

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Blandford Solar Committee Chooses 18-Percent Overlay Map, Cancels Hearing

BLANDFORD -- April 1, 2026, Blandford solar bylaw committee backs 18-percent land overlay, scraps Friday public hearing. The committee voted unanimously to recommend Scenario Two, covering roughly 18 percent of Blandford's land

Townbrief reporting · Apr 1

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Blandford Select Board hears Gateway Regional faces $1.5 million budget shortfall

BLANDFORD -- March 30, 2026, Blandford Select Board takes up Gateway Regional's $1.5 million budget crisis and defers road paving decisions to next week. Gateway Regional School District Superintendent Dr. Matosaro told

Townbrief reporting · Mar 30

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Blandford Select Board approves highway trailer contract, hears cannabis HCA pitch

BLANDFORD -- March 23, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves calcium trailer purchase, hears cannabis cultivation pitch, and sets compressed special town meeting timeline. The board unanimously approved a purchase order with vendor ABI for a

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

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