Hampden

HAMPDEN — June 17, 2026 — Hampden Conservation Commission issues enforcement order in year-long Southbridge Estates wetland case. The commission voted unanimously at its June 17 meeting to formally order a Southbridge Estates property owner to install wetland boundary monuments by September 15, 2026, and complete a revegetation plan by May

HAMPDEN — June 15, 2026 — Hampden Select Board approves dispatch deal extension, defers decisions on fire station design and Old Town House future. The board voted unanimously June 15 to extend its intermunicipal emergency dispatch agreement with Wilbraham and Belchertown through fiscal year 2027 at the same funding level, and appointed

HAMPDEN — June 8, 2026 — Hampden Select Board authorizes fire station bid documents, approves $1.45 million water borrowing in busy June 8 session. The board voted unanimously to direct the building committee and its architects to finalize bid documents for a five-bay metal-frame fire station addition to be

HAMPDEN — May 27, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board continued its most active special permit case and mapped a three-meeting summer calendar at its May 27 session. The board voted unanimously to push Case 2026A — a dual application by Salmar Realty, LLC, for restaurant and retail special permits at 2 Summers

Hampden Select Board installs new chair and pushes fire station project off a months-long stalemate.

HAMPDEN — May 20, 2026 — Hampden Conservation Commission orders wetland restoration and splits on farm-exemption inquiry at May 20 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to require a formal revegetation plan and reinstallation of permanent wetland markers at a residential property where wetland delineator Steve reported finding unauthorized clearing, grading, and

HAMPDEN — May 18, 2026 — Hampden Select Board approves memorial library, outdoor concert permit, and cannabis delivery opt-out. The board unanimously approved a Little Free Library at Green Meadow School, proposed by Principal Sharon Moberg to honor Beth Richards, a longtime reading teacher who died last fall, with installation potentially

HAMPDEN — May 13, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board approves craft vendor's home occupation permit and pushes solar bylaw toward October Town Meeting. The board unanimously approved a home occupation permit for Cecile Richard of 24 Turnwood Drive, who makes and sells crafts at off-site fairs with no customer

HAMPDEN — May 13, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board approves craft vendor's home occupation permit and pushes solar bylaw toward October Town Meeting. The board unanimously approved a home occupation permit for Cecile Richard of 24 Turnwood Drive, who makes and sells crafts at off-site fairs with no customer

HAMPDEN — May 4, 2026 — Hampden Select Board unanimously approves $177,927 wheel loader purchase using freed Chapter 90 bridge funds. The board voted Monday to buy the loader for the Highway Department using FY26 Chapter 90 money originally set aside for the South Road Bridge — funds freed after the state