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Lanesborough Planning Board advances short-term rental bylaw toward June town meeting vote

LANESBOROUGH -- March 17, 2026, Lanesborough Planning Board votes to limit short-term rentals to owner-occupied properties in residential zones. The board approved several key provisions of its draft short-term rental bylaw at the March 17 meeting, including revised registration language requiring all operators to register with the town

Lanesborough Boards Press Department Heads on Costs in Joint Budget Session

LANESBOROUGH -- March 16, 2026, Lanesborough's Select Board and Finance Committee grilled department heads on rising costs at a joint budget session Monday. EMS Director Jen Weber defended a proposed salary increase to $91,000 and an ambulance enterprise budget jump from $284,000 to roughly $475,000, attributing

Dalton Fire District Prudential Committee Adopts First Written Duties Document

Dalton Fire District Prudential Committee adopts a formal duties document and takes up a sharp volunteer shortage.

Cheshire Select Board Launches Police Chief Search, Ends Merger Talks with Lanesborough

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

Adams Select Board dismisses dangerous dog complaint, approves Route 8 blight designation

ADAMS -- March 4, 2026, Adams Select Board unanimously dismisses dangerous dog complaint and designates Route 8 corridor as blighted. The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to find that Penny, a catahoula leopard dog owned by Jonathan Moffett of 14 Grand View Terrace, was neither dangerous nor a nuisance under Massachusetts