Government

Hampden Select Board hears school budget request nearly $1 million above town's projection

Hampden Select Board hears school, police, and fire budgets amid nearly $1 million school assessment gap.

Hampden Select Board approves town administrator contract, reviews FY27 department budgets

Hampden Select Board approves town administrator's contract and advances FY27 budget reviews.

Holyoke Ordinance Committee opens hearing on citywide data center ban

Holyoke Ordinance Committee opens public hearing on proposed data center ban, advances scooter ordinance fix.

Hampden Select Board approves highway contract, copier purchase, and administrator extension

Hampden Select Board ratifies highway union contract and approves town administrator's three-year extension.

Brimfield Select Board Authorizes Traffic Study After Memorial Struck Again

Brimfield Select Board votes to seek free traffic study after Civil War Memorial is hit again.

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.

Hampden weighs water district expansion to cut Academy Hall heating costs

Hampden Select Board opens talks on water district expansion and rebuffs vague Wilbraham school facilities plan.

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.