Daily Hampshire Gazette
Pelham to weigh $6.22M budget at Saturday Town Meeting amid fiscal warnings
PELHAM — Despite warnings about a looming fiscal crisis being faced by the town, residents at annual Town Meeting Saturday will be presented a $6.22 million fiscal year 2027 budget that will cover…
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Massachusetts is second state to appoint heat resilience officer
As Massachusetts copes with the prolonged impacts of rising temperatures, the Healey administration on Thursday named Katie Schlick as the state’s first heat resilience officer. Schlick will coordinate state government agencies and work with communities to “prepare for rising temperatures, protect public health and reduce the impacts of extreme heat,” according to a press release […]
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Around Amherst: Officials plan for traffic, parking near new Amethyst Brook School
AMHERST — Town and school officials are creating a plan for dealing with the anticipated increase in traffic and parking challenges associated with the new Amethyst Brook School on South East Street. Town Manager Paul Bockelman recently told the Town Council that more vehicles coming to the area will present difficulties, with the new K-5 […]
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2mRobin S. Chartier
<html><head></head><body>Robin "Rob" S. Chartier<br /><br />Belchertown, MA - Robin "Rob" S. Chartier, 64 of Belchertown, passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 7, 2026, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was born in Holyoke o ...
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3mNancy A. Banner
<html><head></head><body>Nancy A. Banner<br /><br />Hatfield, MA - Nancy A. (Zwirek) Banner, 67, of Hatfield, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday August 9, 2026. She was born in Greenfield on June 18, 1959, to the late Anthony and Victoria ...