Hilma Sumner News Today

HEATH — Route 8A between West Branch Road and Brunelle Road is fully closed due to bridge repairs. According to the contract signed with J.H. Maxymillian Inc., based out of Pittsfield, the bridge will reopen no later than Aug. 1. The wing walls and...

HEATH — After the building inspector issued a cease-and-desist order, the Selectboard hopes the limited liability company planning to run a cannabis cultivation site at 11 Bellor Road will remove eight illegal storage containers.“They have not done...

HEATH — Residents passed most of the 31-article Annual Town Meeting warrant on Saturday, with the exception of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District regional agreement amendments and the purchase of a new truck for the Highway Department.During...

HEATH — Cuts to the Highway Department may inspire discussion on the Annual Town Meeting floor on Saturday, when voters will be asked to consider the proposed $1.53 million operating budget for fiscal year 2024.Town Meeting, which will take up a...

HEATH — More than 30 people gathered in the Heath municipal building’s cafeteria on Thursday to protest the layoff of a Highway Department laborer/operator in the wake of budgetary concerns.“Do you think I made this decision so 30 people can sit there...

HEATH — Citing budgetary concerns, the Selectboard has eliminated one laborer/operator position from the Highway Department.“This is the hardest decision I’ve had to make in my 24 years on the board,” Selectboard member Brian DeVriese said during...

HEATH — The Selectboard has decided not to go forward with participating in a community forum on naming the former school turned municipal offices at 18 Jacobs Road, a topic that inspired angry emails from at least 30 residents.“We decided at this...

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2023. Details about projects in the western part of the county were shared in two parts. This...

HEATH — The Selectboard is sending a letter to the Mohawk Trail Regional School District requesting more information regarding its school assessment error that resulted in a $44,443 deficit before deciding whether to move forward with a Special Town...

HEATH — Library trustees and town officials are exploring the possibility of transitioning the town’s public library from Sawyer Hall to the former Heath Elementary School building.The idea, initially brought to the Selectboard by Board of Library...