Deerfield's Annual Town Meeting defeated two Proposition 2½ override questions and a Specialized Energy Code adoption in a chaotic six-hour session May 11.
Whately Center School Committee maps outreach strategy as RFI draws three early inquiries.
Whately Housing Committee advances engineering study of long-dormant 268 State Road parcel.
Whately Finance Committee recommends $7.5 million FY 2027 operating budget, a 7.44 percent increase over the current year.
Whately's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a public hearing on Bay State Blasting's bid to store ANFO emulsion in a new above-ground silo at 71 Chestnut Plain Road, setting a site visit for May 16 and a next hearing date of June 4 with no decision reached.
Whately Planning Board unanimously recommends battery storage and solar zoning bylaws for Town Meeting.
Whately Selectboard unanimously approved four substantive actions at its April 29 meeting, headlined by a $250 emergency expenditure to repair the town's veterans memorial site before the May 24 Memorial Day ceremony.
Whately Planning Board continues battery storage hearing to May 5 after election-day conflict.
Whately's school building reuse subcommittee finalized plans to survey area farmers on commercial kitchen demand and push an RFI to potential building partners.
Whately Energy Committee moves toward a heat pump study for the elementary school boiler.