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North Main Street at the Railroad Bridge in Deerfield closed until further notice
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - North Main Street at the Railroad Bridge in Deerfield will be closed until further notice. Signs and detours are currently in place if you’re traveling through that area. North Main Street will remain accessible to the bridge on both sides as crews continue to work.
Adams residents to vote on almost $10 million budget at town meeting Monday
Residents will consider warrant articles including an over $9.8 million operating budget, $1.2 million sewer enterprise fund, and a $6.3 million budget for the Hoosac Valley Regional School District. Article 27 asks voters in the community of around 8,000 to adopt the Mullin Rule, which would allow town officials to vote on issues involving public hearings even if they have missed a prior session of the process. As it stands, members of Adams’ boards and committees are not allowed to vote on such matters if they have been absent for even a single meeting. Other items include approving easements for bridge and culvert replacement projects, updating dog leash bylaws, and using $250,000 in free cash reserves to lower the tax rate. The meeting is at the Adams Memorial Building at 6pm. You can find the full warrant here.
State deploys staffers — and offers a warning — to Vermont school district in disarray
The Vermont Agency of Education recently deployed staffers to visit a southern Vermont supervisory union that is in disarray after a string of top administrators were put on leave or resigned. The unusual move came at the request of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, which has experienced extraordinary turnover in its central office in recent months.
Tamarack Hollow Annual Boreal Forest Bird Walk
WINDSOR, Mass. — Join master birder John Green Jr. for the annual spring breeding bird survey/census at Tamarack Hollow. The walk will be held on Wednesday June 5 from 7am-9:00am. Learn how to identify birds found at higher elevations by sight and sound. This project has been supported by...
Clarksburg OKs $5.1M Budget; Moves CPA Adoption Forward
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The annual town meeting sped through most of the warrant on Wednesday night, swiftly passing a total budget of $5.1 million for fiscal 2025 with no comments. Close to 70 voters at Clarksburg School also moved adoption of the state's Community Preservation Act to the November...
Clarksburg voters send Community Preservation Act to this year’s ballot, approve right to farm bylaw at town meeting
Residents in the community of around 1,700 at the northern border of Berkshire County gathered in the town school to quickly approve every article on the town meeting warrant, including an almost $1.8 million operating budget – down $114,000 from the current year – and an almost $3 million school budget, up around $130,000 from fiscal year 2024. Every vote was unanimous except for one: the decision to put the commonwealth’s Community Preservation Act funding mechanism for Clarksburg on this year’s ballot.
Incumbents Returned to Williamstown Prudential Committee
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As expected, incumbents Lindsay Neathawk and David Moresi won re-election to three-year seats on the Prudential Committee on Tuesday. Williamstown Fire District Clerk Sarah Currie reported Tuesday morning that 27 residents turned out at the polls at Williamstown Elementary School for the district election; there were no contested races on the ballot.
Letter: Elect Deborah Maynard in Lanesborough
Why I'm voting for Deborah Maynard for the Lanesborough Select Board. I have known Debbie for over 50 years. She is a person of high standards, moral values, intellect and integrity. Having worked with her, I know she possesses a strong work ethic, is competent, committed to excellence and takes pride the quality of her work.
ADA Committee Has Dispute Over Minutes, Election
DALTON, Mass. — The Americans with Disabilities Act committee elected Patrick Pettit as chair and John Curro as vice chair following a heated discussion surrounding the meeting minutes during its most recent meeting. The dispute stemmed from the decision to table the election of officers during the April 23...
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