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Board Backs $485,000 Fire Truck Borrowing Article

Blandford Select Board advances $485,000 fire truck borrowing ahead of October 13 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 28

Government · Select Board

Hampden Awards $542,622 Paving Contract

Hampden Select Board awards a $542,622 paving contract and wrangles with Wilbraham over who pays to patch an aging middle school.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board, Health Board Map Out BESS Review

Southwick's Select Board and Board of Health drafted a shared checklist to coordinate how town departments will review battery energy storage system applications.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 21

Government · Select Board

Board Votes $27,800 for Groundwater Site Cleanup

Brimfield Select Board funds groundwater site cleanup, pushes Spectrum on rural broadband gap.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Beach Hill Road Closure

Blandford Select Board closes Beach Hill Road for utility crane work, takes over firehouse project planning.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board waives Grog Shop's $2,000 fine

Hampden Select Board waives a $2,000 tobacco fine after the owner says he was already punished once.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 15

Government · Select Board

Palmer OKs $227,600 for sewer line repair design

Palmer Town Council moves $227,600 in sewer surplus toward fixing a crumbling Three Rivers Junction sewer line, as a resident erupts over nearly $10 million already spent on the treatment plant.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 14

Government · Select Board

Board Requires Farm Dogs In at Night Until Trained

Brimfield Select Board conditions a nuisance farm's dogs on nighttime confinement until training is proven.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints Stavillo to Planning Board, 6-1

Hampden Select Board appoints Gina Stavillo to a vacant Planning Board seat over fellow applicant Eric Ainsworth.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 2

Government · Select Board

Fire Chief Details Truck, Staffing Crisis

Blandford's fire chief warned the Select Board that a failing transmission, thin volunteer staffing and a crumbling station threaten emergency response.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 31