Gill voters at Monday’s Special Town Meeting unanimously passed the only article on the warrant – a ten year PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes, agreement with FirstLight.
While this past school year was the first time students did not need to pass the MCAS to graduate, the tests were still administered across Massachusetts schools.
The town of Whately is partnering with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments to complete an update to the Whately Comprehensive Plan.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has closed the Creamery Brook Bridge on Williamsburg Road in Ashfield.
Governor Maura Healey has declared this week to be Fire Prevention Week with a theme focusing on lithium-ion batteries in the home.
Minor injuries were reported in a vehicle versus moped accident in Greenfield Monday evening.
Montague’s Selectboard has approved the warrant articles for the October 22nd Special Town Meeting.
No threats were found inside Northampton High School after reports came in Monday morning of a shooter with an AR-15 in the school library.
The two-alarm garage fire that damaged a Hadley home last Tuesday was started accidentally with smoking materials, according to the Hadley Fire Chief and State Fire Marshal, who determined the fire began in the rear of the attic above the garage.
The Erving School Committee has a vacancy for an elected position which the town is looking to fill until the Annual Town Election in 2026.