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NORTHFIELD — Annual Town Meeting voters sped through 27 articles on Monday, including the town’s $9.58 million operating budget and petitioning the Legislature to extend the fire chief’s term.The 139 registered voters who gathered at Pioneer Valley...
GILL — The Selectboard approved an agreement with Northfield EMS for ambulance services during its Monday meeting.The agreement would allow Gill 24-hour emergency medical services with an annual assessment of $15,000. Pending approval at Annual Town...
NORTHFIELD — The proposed public safety complex cleared two hurdles in March, with votes of approval from the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.“There’s been a lot of work involved and we’ve had a lot of public comment that we’ve...
BERNARDSTON — Rural fire chiefs from Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire discussed the challenges of running volunteer fire departments during a Small-Town Fire Chiefs Seminar on Saturday.“We are all in the same boat,” John Harlamert, chief of...
NORTHFIELD — The Emergency Services Facility Committee tweaked the external design of the proposed public safety complex on Wednesday in an effort to match other buildings along Main Street and make it appear less imposing.The multi-million-dollar...