Cheshire

CHESHIRE — June 22, 2026 — Cheshire Select Board unanimously rescinds proposed 171 percent Youth Center rent hike after chair finds data error. Board Chair Michelle Franciscone opened the June 22 meeting by disclosing that the market-rate analysis behind a proposed rent increase from $3,500 to $9,500 per month

CHESHIRE — May 27, 2026 — Cheshire Select Board receives two state bridge grants and pursues federal ADA bathroom funding. Town Administrator Jennifer Morse reported Tuesday that the town was awarded grants under both the Small Bridge Municipal Program and the Community Culvert Grant Program for two Lanesboro Road crossings, with MassDOT

CHESHIRE — May 1, 2026 — Cheshire Select Board sets a $95,000-to-$110,000 salary range for its police chief search and approves two seasonal groundskeepers. The board, meeting Friday with Town Administrator Jennifer Morse, authorized consultant Russ Stephens to begin advertising the chief's position across Massachusetts and

CHESHIRE — March 27, 2026 — Cheshire's proposed budget runs $254,000 over the levy limit, with a police department rebuild and a 6.1 percent school assessment hike driving the gap. Town Administrator Jennifer Morse walked the Select Board and Finance Committee through the spending plan at the March

CHESHIRE — March 5, 2026 — Cheshire Select Board ends police merger talks and launches search for a standalone chief. The four-member board — Chair Sean McGrath, Vice Chair Jason Levesque, Michelle Francisconi, and Ron DeAngelis — reached consensus Thursday to notify Lanesborough that regionalization discussions would not continue, with members citing a