Government · Select Board
SELECT BOARD ALLOCATES $341,000 IN EXCESS STATE FUNDS
Belchertown Select Board voted unanimously to allocate approximately $341,000 in excess state funding.
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Select Board Splits $341,000 State Aid Windfall
Belchertown Select Board splits a $340,896 surplus between repairs and reserves.
Morning Brief
12 property transfers logged in September
Belchertown recorded a dozen property transfers in September though most sale prices remain unavailable in county filings. From our own coverage: Belchertown logs 12 property transfers in September. Also in today's brief (9 items): Council on Aging offers massage sessions Tuesday; Silve…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
Belchertown's obituary column carries two notices this week: Boulais, Jeanne M., 77, who died September 26, and Thrasher, Edwin L. Jr., 73, who died September 28. Both are identified as Belchertown, Massachusetts residents in obituary postings on Echovita; Boulais's notice also appeared…
Morning Brief
Belchertown Records 12 Property Transfers in September, Most Sale Prices Not Yet Available
Belchertown recorded 12 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3 at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds, but only three carry a recorded sale price so far: $28,922, $200,000 and $210,000, a range that puts the median at $200,000. The top recorded sale was 261 Mill Valley Road at $210,000,
Morning Brief
Five grants bring $2.3 million for town upgrades
Belchertown secures nearly $2.3 million in state grants for roads, water and sewer upgrades. From our own coverage: Select board weighs zoning fate, surplus split; Board of Health weighs septic waiver, fee changes. Also in today's brief (11 items): Town lands nearly $2.3 million in stat…
Morning Brief
Board debates pulling marijuana zoning article
Select Board debates pulling marijuana zoning provision from November's special town meeting warrant. From our own coverage: Board of Health weighs septic waiver, new fees; Select Board debates zoning article, surplus funds. Also in today's brief (11 items): Fire Department hosts open h…
Government · Select Board
Board votes to reserve Cherry Sheet surplus for capital
The Belchertown Select Board voted unanimously on September 28 to protect approximately $340,896 in excess state aid from being spent on operating expenses, while deferring a final allocation decision to October 5 pending school input on emergency needs.
Government · Conservation
Conservation panel approves Kestrel trail redesign
Belchertown Conservation Commission approves Kestrel Land Trust's South Gulf Road trail redesign and five other permit actions.
Government · Select Board
Board Splits on Medical Marijuana Zoning Article
Belchertown Select Board holds $340,896 surplus out of operating budget, defers reserve split.