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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Residents will be asked to consider a total $7.69 million budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes funding for the next steps toward meeting the town’s climate-resiliency goals during Annual Town Meeting.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Monday’s Annual Town Meeting will see residents consider a roughly $19.7 million budget and vote again on a citizen’s petition seeking to ask the Legislature to lower the municipal voting age to 16, which failed by three votes last year.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents will be asked to consider two Community Preservation Act requests and two bills from prior fiscal years at a three-article Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, April 30.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — In a swift seven-minute Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, 11 Shelburne voters unanimously approved all three articles on the warrant, allowing for the transfer of opioid settlement funds and Community Preservation Act funding to the proper accounts.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Residents at Friday’s Annual Town Meeting will consider a $10.56 million budget and a $472,173 Community Preservation Act allocation for the proposed restoration of the Graves Memorial Library, as well as a citizen’s petition regarding land acknowledgment.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — In an effort to boost participation at Annual Town Meeting in April, Deerfield will offer child care for the first time to provide an opportunity for parents to make their voices heard.

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

WENDELL — All 12 articles sailed through last week’s Special Town Meeting in just 18 minutes, receiving unanimous approval from the 21 voters in attendance.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — All eight articles on the Special Town Meeting warrant were approved Wednesday night, including a contentious article regarding vocational school transportation costs for a Montague student attending Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Nearly a year after the town coordinator proposed a salary increase he said would better mirror the pay of leadership positions in towns similar in size to Wendell, residents will have a chance to vote on whether to appropriate another $8,000, if needed, when selecting and hiring his replacement.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Requests to use $48,500 for a conference room and break room renovation at the Clean Water Facility and $24,000 to supplement the Turners Falls Municipal Airport are among the topics Special Town Meeting voters will consider on Wednesday.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — In just nine minutes, Special Town Meeting voters unanimously said “yes” to all five articles on the warrant on Monday, thus approving the purchase of a new police cruiser and a Highway Department truck, along with funding associated with the replacement of the elementary school’s oil tank.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — Residents will be tasked with voting on five articles, including proposals to buy a new truck for the Highway Department and cruiser for the Police Department, at an upcoming Special Town Meeting on Monday, Jan. 27.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Voters unanimously approved spending $50,000 to fund a feasibility study and schematic design for a new Gill Elementary School roof and at a special Town Meeting on Monday night along with rescinding a 2023 Town Meeting vote to create an Opioid...

By DOMENIC POLI

LEYDEN — Residents can expect a Special Town Meeting next month to vote on a pair of proposed bylaws regarding accessory dwelling units (ADUs).The Planning Board held a public hearing on Wednesday to review the warrant articles likely to come up for a...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Voters at Special Town Meeting on Monday will be asked to approve $50,000 to help further the Gill Elementary School roof replacement, as well as vote on three articles pertaining to the Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund.The meeting will...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WARWICK — In a speedy, 17-minute meeting on Monday night, voters approved all seven articles on the Town Meeting agenda, including amending the zoning bylaws regarding accessory dwelling units (ADUs), allocating free cash for the installation of solar...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The water tower proposed for the Orange Industrial Park is a go, after voters at Monday’s Special Town Meeting opted to accept land from Seaman Paper and to accept or take land from Power Fund Partners for its construction.Seaman Paper,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — In a speedy 13-minute Special Town Meeting on Monday, residents unanimously approved all five warrant articles before the Selectboard turned its attention back to its regularly scheduled meeting, during which members approved a lower tax...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A Special Town Meeting is asking voters to address two warrant articles pertaining to land acquisition for a crucial water tower, which officials believe will take up the bulk of public discussion on Monday.Town Administrator Matthew Fortier...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Appealing to the state Legislature to allow noncitizens who live in Shutesbury the right vote in local elections, becoming a pollinator-friendly town and providing some money to rebuild the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School track will...