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Hampden Select Board Approves $177,927 Loader Purchase Using Chapter 90 Bridge Funds

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

Hampden Select Board approves cemetery turnaround and HVAC contracts at April meeting

HAMPDEN — April 27, 2026 — Hampden Select Board awards two contracts and accepts $90,000 state security grant at April 27 meeting. The board voted unanimously to award a cemetery turnaround construction contract to Earthmoving Solutions for up to $27,000 and to authorize Town Administrator Brian Warren to sign an

Hampden Planning Board Continues Dunkin' Donuts Special Permit Hearing to May 27

HAMPDEN — April 22, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board continues Dunkin' Donuts special permit hearing amid traffic and stormwater concerns. The board, chaired by acting chair Pat Coyne in place of absent Chair Madison Pixley, heard a two-hour presentation Wednesday on Salmar Realty LLC's application for special permits

Hampden Sets May 11 Town Meeting, Warns Override May Be Needed in Following Year

HAMPDEN — April 21, 2026 — Hampden Advisory Committee warns override may be unavoidable within one budget cycle as town heads to May 11 town meeting. Advisory Committee Co-Chair Doug Boyd told a combined Select Board and Advisory Committee public hearing April 21 that Hampden has approximately $974,000 in total

Hampden Conservation Commission to Send Wetland Enforcement Letter at South Ridge Estates

HAMPDEN — April 15, 2026 — Hampden Conservation Commission pursues enforcement at South Ridge Estates over clearing and shooting-range activity in protected wetlands. The commission confirmed that contracted wetland scientist Steve Riberty will conduct on-site re-delineation of the resource area the week of April 20, re-establishing a boundary

Hampden Raises Transfer Station Fees, Appoints ZBA Member at April 13 Meeting

HAMPDEN — April 13, 2026 — Hampden Select Board votes to raise transfer station fees and advances regional dispatch talks. The board unanimously adopted Board of Health recommendations to increase large trash bag rolls from $40 to $45 and small rolls from $20 to $25, effective May 1, with annual permit fees

Hampden Raises Transfer Station Fees, Appoints ZBA Member at April 13 Meeting

HAMPDEN — April 13, 2026 — Hampden Select Board votes to raise transfer station fees and advances regional dispatch talks. The board unanimously adopted Board of Health recommendations to increase large trash bag rolls from $40 to $45 and small rolls from $20 to $25, effective May 1, with annual permit fees

Hampden Planning Board Moves to Simplify ADU Setback Rule Under AG Pressure

HAMPDEN — April 8, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board moves to simplify ADU setback rules in response to Attorney General pressure. Working against a roughly 90-day window set by the AG's February 9, 2026 letter, the board reached consensus at its April 8 meeting to strip language from its

Hampden Planning Board Moves to Simplify ADU Setback Rule Under AG Pressure

HAMPDEN — April 8, 2026 — Hampden Planning Board moves to simplify ADU setback rules in response to Attorney General pressure. Working against a roughly 90-day window set by the AG's February 9, 2026 letter, the board reached consensus at its April 8 meeting to strip language from its

Hampden Select Board Approves $595,000 Fire Station Architect Contract

HAMPDEN — April 6, 2026 — Hampden Select Board approves $595,000 fire station architect contract and trims Annual Town Meeting warrant. The board voted unanimously Monday to execute the design contract, which covers schematic through final design, permitting, construction oversight, and civil engineering — drawn against the town's $8.3

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