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BELCHERTOWN — In a move that caught at least two of its members off guard, the Select Board last week chose a 25-year department head to be town administrator after members deemed the three finalists recommended by a search panel were not a good fit...

BELCHERTOWN — Town Meeting this week voted to move ahead with a change that would give Belchertown a town manager for the first time and approved dozens of other items in a meeting lasting a little less than three hours.Some discussion preceded the...

BELCHERTOWN — In a move that caught at least two of its members off guard, the Select Board chose a 25-year department head to be town administrator after members deemed the three finalists recommended by a search panel were not a good fit for the...

BELCHERTOWN — As Town Administrator Gary Brougham prepares to step down, Town Meeting voters will be asked next Monday to approve a change that would give Belchertown a town manager for the first time.The article asks voters to authorize the Select...

The Belchertown Select Board made its decision unanimously, passing on three recommended finalists.

After 26 years as town administrator, Gary Brougham announced his retirement, effective June 3, during Monday’s Select Board meeting.

BELCHERTOWN — A longtime resident who has managed the town’s community television station is joining the Select Board.Margaret D. “Peg” Louraine of Federal Street earned election to the board in a three-way race for the vacant seat at Monday’s special...

BELCHERTOWN — A vacancy on the Select Board since a member resigned from the five-member panel in May will be filled by voters at a special election Monday.The special election features a three-way race between Margaret D. “Peg” Louraine of Federal...

Only a handful apply for Belchertown fire chief’s job Updated Feb 01, 2021; BELCHERTOWN — Only a handful of people have submitted applications to serve as fire chief, Town Administrator Gary Brougham said during Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Current Chief Edward F. Bock plans to retire May 20. He started with the department in 1978 and has been chief for 27 years. “Currently only four or five applications for the chief’s position” have been submitted, Brougham said. Whether ...

Belchertown officials grappling with unsafe water, private sewer problems Updated Jan 12, 2021; BELCHERTOWN – The Selectboard at Monday’s meeting endorsed using some town money to address long-standing water and sewer issues at the privately-owned Sports Haven Mobile Home Park located at 370 Mill Valley Road. Belchertown Town Administrator Gary Brougham estimated the total water and sewer and infrastructure fix could total $1.5 million. How much of this might be in the form of Community Pr...