Hadley Select Board denies open meeting violation
Published: 6/3/2021 4:26:46 PM
HADLEY Members of the Select Board are denying that they violated the state’s Open Meeting Law in adopting a new COVID-19 vaccine policy related to entrance to town buildings last month.
The board Wednesday voted 4-0, with Jane Nevinsmith abstaining, to reject the complaint filed by former Select Board member John Allen about its May 12 decision allowing anyone to enter town buildings or go on municipal property, whether or not that person is vaccinated.
The vote came moments before the board made a series of decisions that, using state Department of Public Health guidelines, will open up town buildings, including the Hadley Public Library and Hadley Senior Center, with few restrictions on use.
Hadley planners approves electric vehicle charging stations
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Published: 6/2/2021 12:15:02 PM
HADLEY A company that installs charging stations for electric vehicles nationwide intends to put one in the Stop & Shop parking lot at Campus Plaza.
The Planning Board on Tuesday waived site plan review for the twin charging station that will be placed at the 440 Russell St. site by EVgo, a company headquartered in Los Angeles that works with both developers and municipal governments.
“This would be for any type of electric vehicle to come in, park and charge their vehicle while they go and do their shopping,” said Gregory Brenner, managing principal of WB Engineers and Consultants of Washington, D.C.
Body found in river last week identified as missing Sunderland man
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Published: 6/2/2021 1:49:49 PM
HADLEY A man missing from Sunderland since March has been identified as the man found by a kayaker May 26 in the Connecticut River, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.
Geoffrey R. “Randy” Arthur, 67, was reported missing March 29, said spokeswoman Laurie Loisel. He was the subject of extensive searches in the days after his disappearance, with Sunderland police and firefighters searching the woods along Route 47 and the adjacent portion of the Connecticut River, helped by the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing.
A woman boating in the Connecticut River discovered his body floating in water off River Road around noon May 26. Arthur’s body was the second found in the river last month.
White Hut to honor late Andy Yee with 60-cent hot dogs, fountain drinks over three days
Andrew Yee speaks during a reception for the carpentry, culinary and hospitality management programs of South Hadley High School and the grand opening of the Tigers’ Den restaurant on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 6/2/2021 11:58:29 AM
WEST SPRINGFIELD A tribute to Andy Yee, the late restaurateur who will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in South Hadley Thursday, is taking place at White Hut in West Springfield from Friday through Sunday.
During those three days at the restaurant on Memorial Avenue that he and the Bean Restaurant Group and Peter Picknelly purchased in 2020, 60-cent hot dogs and 60-cent fountain drinks will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day. This weekend would have been Yee’s 60th birthday.
HADLEY A banquet hall and convention center on Route 9 near the Coolidge Bridge, closed during most of the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions on gatherings, will not be reopening.The Pioneer Valley Hotel Group recently announced the permanent.