This Saturday Shutesbury residents will vote on a balanced $8.33 million budget, up 7.3% from the current fiscal year.
Keith Curtis of Athol was arrested by Boston Police on charges of trafficking Class A drugs and resisting arrest.
A feasibility study is underway by the Massachusetts School Building Authority to make a recommendation on the future of the Athol High School building and whether renovations or new construction are advisable.
A large brush fire in Ashfield Tuesday afternoon was likely started by a downed power line.
The Mohawk Trail Regional School District operating budget was voted down at the Colrain Town Meeting Tuesday evening in a 44 to 48 vote.
New Salem residents voted down a Proposition 2 1/2 override at the ballot on Monday, 178 to 159 votes.
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments, FRCOG, is one of the 18 organizations and municipalities to receive part of the $1.25 million awarded Tuesday by the state to address the opioid crisis.
Credit Scores.
It’s perhaps the most asked for topic we get in the Financial Coaching space.
Well, not asked for. People think they know all about it, until we start to talk about how it works. Then folks get really interested.
In the Special Town Election to fill two seats on the Orange Selectboard, Alexandre Schwanz took the majority vote for the 22 month term.
There’s a statewide municipal fiscal crisis, with expenses growing rapidly, state funding flat-lined, and property tax increases limited to 2.5% unless town’s vote for an override, budgets are strained.