Williamstown Town Meeting Debates, Passes by Large Margins, CPA Grants

As it has done nearly every time since the town adopted the provisions of the Community Preservation Act, town meeting Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to respect the decisions of its Community Preservation Committee and award the CPA grants recommended by that body.

Williamstown Backs Parents on School Amendment, Passes All But One Article

Annual town meeting voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to increase the $30.9 million operating budget of the Mount Greylock Regional School District by $120,000 to fund a math interventionist at the elementary school.

Lanesborough Board OKs Budget, Warrant Article Changes

The Select Board approved the fiscal 2027 draft budget and made slight changes in the warrant articles impending town vote.

Letter: Williamstown Should Adopt Ban on Sewage Sludge Land Application

Let's keep our lands safe for our children and future generations.

Letter: Vote for Williamstown School Budget and Amendment

We encourage all voters in Williamstown who care about education to come to the town meeting on May 19 and vote to pass the school budget and the amendment to the budget.

Letter: Support the School Budget at the Williamstown Town Meeting

I encourage voters to support the proposed school budget as presented.

School Budget, Environment, Recreation Highlight Williamstown Town Meeting

What goes on in that building the rest of the year could be a major topic of discussion at the Tuesday, May 19, gathering.

2026 Town Meeting, Election Briefs

Dalton Passes Fiscal 2027 Budget, OKs Funds for Concrete Lawsuit

The town has gotten through this year's challenging budget season with a successful annual town meeting with articles that positions itself to address a projected strenuous financial future.

Williamstown Select Board Finalizes Property Tax Relief Measure for Town Meeting

The Select Board last week finalized a request to town meeting to change the parameters of a property tax relief program for residents aged 60 and over.

Williamstown Moves Annual Town Meeting Back to Elementary School

Town Meeting will be held at Williamstown Elementary School for the first time since 2019 after a unanimous vote by the Select Board last Monday night.

Adams Town Meeting Set Tuesday; Workshop Scheduled Thursday

Town meeting members will vote on $19,530,254 spending plan for fiscal 2026, plus capital purchases, grant authorizations, and a new compensation plan.

Lanesborough Passes Budgets, Leasing Funds for EMS & Gold Star Exemption

Town meeting on Tuesday night approved an amended fiscal 2026 budget of $12,565,654, reflecting a $23,858 decrease in the Mount Greylock Regional School District line.

Cheshire Passes Budgets, Adopts Chicken Bylaw

Voters on Monday night approved all 34 articles on the annual town meeting warrant, including the town and school budgets, a meals tax and a chicken bylaw.

Lanesborough Annual Town Meeting Preview

Voters will gather at the Lanesborough Elementary School on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to decide on 24 warrant articles.

Smoking Ban, Airbnb Limits Put to Williamstown Town Meeting Members

The age-old tension between individual liberties and the common good will be in play when residents convene for the annual town meeting on Thursday evening at Mount Greylock Regional School.

Second Round: Dalton Town Meeting Passes Recall, Capital Plan Bylaws

After a contentious first meeting on Monday, the annual town meeting continued on Wednesday.

Williamstown Planners Advance Bylaw Proposals, Discuss Sweet Farm Road

The Planning Board last week advanced two of its zoning bylaw proposals to keep them on track for inclusion on the annual town meeting warrant.

Cheshire Goes for Prop 2 1/2 Override to Fund School District

he town will have to vote on a Proposition 2 1/2 override to raise taxes in order to fund its portion of the budget for the Hoosac Valley Regional School District.

Lanesborough Passes 32 of 34 Articles at Town Meeting

More than 100 registered voters attended the meeting, which lasted a little more than two hours, to vote on the proposed fiscal 2025 spending plan, board and committee seat procedures, three articles related to short-term rentals, and various spending items.