South Hadley Selectboard awards wastewater treatment contract to Tighe & Bond. The board unanimously approved the contract for the main street pump station project and authorized Town Administrator Lisa Wong to sign it. The board also unanimously released a 17,918 dollar lien on 1 West Main Street
South Hadley Planning Board backs bylaw amendment to eliminate mobile food vendor operating limits. Clerk Brad Hutchison's motion to remove the 14-day monthly cap passed unanimously, allowing operators like Mel's Coffee and Ice Cream to expand to five or six days weekly. The recommendation will
South Hadley Council on Aging Board reorganizes staff to save $40,000 annually. Chairperson Meg Clancy presided as the board voted to eliminate evening hours except the last Thursday of the month. The Social Services Director search has been suspended, and Katherine Elias, currently working up to
South Hadley recorded 16 property deed transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, per Hampshire County Registry of Deeds records, but only two listed a sale price. The recorded range ran from $100,000 to $270,000, with a median of $185,000 based on those two transactions. The month's most notable
School Committee approved yellow-bus violation monitoring system after rejecting a broader plan.
South Hadley Zoning Board updates variance procedures under new state law. The board voted unanimously to create and submit a new variance application form designed to comply with amendments to Chapter 40A and to submit it to Town Counsel Lisa Mead for legal review. Associate member Nicholas
South Hadley Conservation Commission permits Hillcrest Park dam repairs with tree-replacement mandate. The commission unanimously issued Order of Conditions #288-0506 requiring 28 replacement trees to mitigate removal of 13 trees within the approximately 100-year-old dam project; the work addresses
South Hadley Planning Board endorses Ferry Street subdivision creating two lots from three parcels. Member Linda Gouin moved to approve the Approval Not Required plan filed by John and Cathleen McElligott for 108 Ferry Street and 0 Ferry Street; Vice-Chair Bob Szklarz seconded. The board voted
South Hadley Board of Registrars finalizes election procedures for dual September 1 balloting. The board, composed of April Bellafiore, Lucia Foley, and Town Clerk Sarah B. Gmeiner, will manage both the Massachusetts Primary Election and a Special Town Election on an override question. Election
South Hadley Human Rights Commission reelects leadership, expands community outreach. The commission unanimously returned Renee Sweeney as chair, Dick Matteson as vice chair, and Lori Souder as clerk. Sweeney was recognized for receiving the Commonwealth Pride Award. The commission plans September
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