Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle excise abatements and authorizes Department of Revenue filings. Chair Craig Tommila, Vice Chair Jeanmarie Leone, Clerk Loring Caney, Jr., and Director of Assessments Zak Bombard approved five monthly motor vehicle excise abatement batches totaling $4,951.82
Belchertown deed records filed with Hampshire County between May 31 and June 29, 2026, show 13 recorded instruments, but only two carry disclosed consideration amounts — $200,000 at 41 Doe Hollow and $65,000 at 23 Tucker Lane — yielding a two-sale median of $132,500. The remaining 11 en…
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Two Belchertown obituaries were published during the week of June 22 through June 28, 2026: Shewchuk, Mary A. (age 73, died June 25, 2026) and McConnell, Nancy Charron (age 69, died June 26, 2026). Both notices, retrieved from Echovita, provide survivor information but no profession, mi…
Fourteen instruments were recorded in Belchertown with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds between May 28 and June 26, 2026, but most reflect mortgage recordings, foreclosure-related filings, or institutional transfers rather than open-market home sales; only six carry disclosed cons…
Belchertown's Communications Committee discussed implementation questions for the town's newly approved artificial intelligence policy during its June 25 meeting.
Belchertown Historical Commission advances trail mapping and 250th anniversary plans. Four members met June 23 to approve prior minutes and heard that trail-mapping work is underway with coordination between Gerard Miller and Michael Carolan, drawing on input from the Conservation Commission; the
Belchertown's stadium athletic field is unsafe for play and will likely sit empty through the entire 2026-27 school year.
A rare information void greets Belchertown residents on June 23, 2026. No press releases, town News Flash items, school district notices, library announcements, or commercial-outlet coverage arrived in the cycle covering the past 24 to 48 hours, leaving town hall, schools, and community…
Conservation Commission issues Negative Determination for septic work, approves residential compliance. The commission approved a septic and water line extension at 109 Channel Drive for applicant Ramzi Natour, with special conditions requiring a dewatering plan, additional erosion controls,