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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 area, or approximately 6,122 acres, as the geographic basis for a proposed solar overlay district,

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 the board Monday that a $1.5 million increase in fixed costs, driven by health insurance,

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 custom calcium trailer, funded through Chapter 90 state reimbursement, with payment due within 30 days of

Blandford Select Board Greenlights Chapter 61A Property Appraisal, Ambulance Contract

BLANDFORD -- March 9, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves $35,000 chapter 61A property appraisal and $65,850 ambulance contract at March 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to commission an independent appraisal of a 34.29-acre agricultural parcel coming out of chapter 61A status, drawing up to $35,000

Blandford Finance Committee Denies Planning Board Three New Budget Lines Totaling $41,000

BLANDFORD -- March 5, 2026, Blandford Finance Committee rejects three Planning Board budget line items and caps police and fire chief raises at 2.5 percent. At the March 5 budget review session, the committee voted unanimously to deny a $30,000 town planner salary line and an $11,000 administrative