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Southwick Select Board picks new law firm, funds town hall boiler repair

SOUTHWICK — April 13, 2026 — Southwick Select Board hires new law firm and clears $100,000 for town hall boiler. The board voted 3-0 Monday to select Mead, Talerman and Costa as the town's new municipal counsel, replacing an outgoing firm members described as unresponsive to multiple contacts;

Palmer Council Approves Animal Shelter Doors, Names New Redevelopment Authority Member

PALMER — April 13, 2026 — Palmer Town Council hears Pathfinder expansion plans, approves animal shelter doors and software purchase. At its April 13 meeting, the council appropriated $7,375 from free cash for door replacements at the Regional Animal Patrol Facility and $1,416 from the Code Enforcement Special Account for

Palmer Council Approves Animal Shelter Doors, Names New Redevelopment Authority Member

PALMER — April 13, 2026 — Palmer Town Council hears Pathfinder expansion plans, approves animal shelter doors and software purchase. At its April 13 meeting, the council appropriated $7,375 from free cash for door replacements at the Regional Animal Patrol Facility and $1,416 from the Code Enforcement Special Account for

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

Blandford Select Board Approves $11,960 to Repaint Highway Garage Fuel Tanks

BLANDFORD — April 13, 2026 — Blandford Select Board votes to repaint Highway Garage fuel tanks and begins organizing 250th anniversary events. The board voted unanimously Monday to spend $11,960 from free cash to have M&M Site Services scrape, prime, and paint both exterior fuel tanks and an adjoining

Southwick Select Board Warns of Override Risk as FY27 School Gap Widens

Southwick Select Board and Finance Committee warn FY27 budget gap may force a Proposition 2½ override.

Holyoke Council Approves $61,000 in Police Grants, Stalls on Rodenticide Ban

HOLYOKE — April 7, 2026 — Holyoke City Council unanimously approved two no-match public safety grants totaling $61,049.95 but failed to pass a housing incentive deal and tabled a proposed ban on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides at its April 7 meeting. The $47,149.95 Project Safe Neighborhood grant

Southwick Boards Target 10 Percent Budget Cut, Plan Letter to Regional School District

SOUTHWICK — April 7, 2026 — Southwick's Select Board and Finance Committee reached informal consensus Tuesday on a 10 percent reduction target for town-side departmental budgets in fiscal year 2027 and agreed to draft a joint letter pressing the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District to do the same.

Southwick Boards Target 10 Percent Budget Cut, Plan Letter to Regional School District

SOUTHWICK — April 7, 2026 — Southwick's Select Board and Finance Committee reached informal consensus Tuesday on a 10 percent reduction target for town-side departmental budgets in fiscal year 2027 and agreed to draft a joint letter pressing the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District to do the same.

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