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HADLEY — Despite the attorney general ruling that it violated the Open Meeting Law, the Select Board is retaining a COVID-19 policy it adopted in May, but pledging to have a public forum on the topic next month.At Wednesday’s meeting, the board voted...
HADLEY — Hadley is prohibiting parking along a 500-foot section of West Street near Esselon Cafe, the latest effort to mandate that restaurant customers park their vehicles at the 99 Russell St. restaurant. The Select Board’s unanimous decision...
Many communities scrambled to leave state mosquito spraying program A mosquito PHOTO BY PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/TNS Published: 6/1/2021 7:57:30 PM During the past few months, several western Massachusetts communities have scrambled to meet a May 28 deadline to opt out of the state’s mosquito control spraying program. Northampton became the latest municipality to opt out of the program under the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board (SRMCB) following in the footsteps of other towns like Amherst, Pelham, Williamsburg, Westhampton, Whately, Goshen and Greenfield. “The Board of Health voted...
Budget set for Town Meeting voters in Hadley Hadley Town Hall GAZETTE STAFF Published: 5/11/2021 11:05:22 AM HADLEY — An $18.06 million municipal operating budget that would raise property taxes by about $150 a year for the typical homeowner will be brought to annual Town Meeting later this month. A year after town officials developed a budget in the midst of the pandemic that kept property taxes flat, the Select Board at its May 5 meeting voted 3-2 to endorse a fiscal year 2022 spending plan for the May 22 annual Town Meeting that is about $300,000 less than an $18.3 million proposal fr...
Fate of Russell School holds up proposal to create Hadley historic district The old Hadley Athletic Field is behind the Russell School building. STAFF FILE PHOTO By SCOTT MERZBACH HADLEY — A proposal to create a small local historic district encompassing town and nonresidential buildings in Hadley center will not move forward until decisions are made on the future of the Russell School building. Even though Select Board members appeared supportive of the Historical Commission’s idea of establishing a district that would provide better protection for the historic appearance of buildings, a...