Pittsfield Council Passes $232.7M Budget

The City Council unanimously approved a $232.7 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Cheshire Town Meeting Oks Budgets, Debates Potential Prop 2 1/2 Override

Town meeting on Monday approved all 35 articles on the annual meeting warrant, including a total spending for fiscal 2027 of more than $8.5 million.

Lanesborough Town Meeting to Vote Budget, Bylaws & Vehicle Purchases

Voters will gather at Lanesborough Elementary School on June 9 at 6 p.m. to decide on 20 warrant articles.

Pittsfield Preliminarily OKs $232.7M FY27 Budget

The City Council on Thursday preliminarily approved a $232.7 million budget for fiscal year 2027 with almost $6,000 in reductions made during departmental deliberations.

Pittsfield Council Reviews Public Safety Budget, Keeps SpotShotter

Councilors deliberated the Pittsfield Police Department's $16,439,421 spending plan for more than 90 minutes. Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren unsuccessfully motioned to cut $220,000 for ShotSpotter services.

Pittsfield Council Adds Funding for Council Education in FY27 Budget

On the third day of budget hearings, the City Council passed all but its own budget, requesting that Mayor Peter Marchetti restore some funds to the education and training line.

Pittsfield Council Takes Up $243M Fiscal 2027 Budget

Mayor Peter Marchetti detailed the city's $243 million spending plan during the first budget hearing of the season on Tuesday.

Adams Fire District Annual Meeting Wednesday

The meeting is on Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m. in the fire station located at 3 Colombia St.

Pittsfield Preliminarily OKs $87M School Budget

Budget season began on Tuesday with a hearing for the city budget, five-year capital improvement plan, and school budget.

North Adams Draft Budget Includes Full-Time Tourism Director

The committee has not yet seen a total budget for FY27 but Mayor Jennifer Macksey said she anticipated bringing that figure to the committee next meeting.

Williamstown Backs Parents on School Amendment, Passes All But One Article

Annual town meeting voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to increase the $30.9 million operating budget of the Mount Greylock Regional School District by $120,000 to fund a math interventionist at the elementary school.

School Budget, Environment, Recreation Highlight Williamstown Town Meeting

What goes on in that building the rest of the year could be a major topic of discussion at the Tuesday, May 19, gathering.

Dalton Fire District Voters OK Annual Meeting Articles

Some 48 voters attended the meeting, which lasted an hour and 40 minutes, to vote on several articles that make up a total budget of $3,663,081.

Adams Finalizing FY27 Budget Amid Staffing Uncertainty

Officials continue to finalize fiscal year 2027's budget ahead of the annual town meeting, navigating numerous unknowns stemming from staff vacancies.

2026 Town Meeting, Election Briefs

North Adams School, Finance Committee Endorse $22M School Budget

The Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended a fiscal 2027 spending plan of $22 million that had been approved by the School Committee on Tuesday.

Clarksburg Sees Clearing Financial Skies for Fiscal 2027

The town is entering fiscal 2027 with something like a sigh of relief from a combination of budget reductions and free cash largesse.

Dalton Passes Fiscal 2027 Budget, OKs Funds for Concrete Lawsuit

The town has gotten through this year's challenging budget season with a successful annual town meeting with articles that positions itself to address a projected strenuous financial future.

North Adams Finance Committee Warned of Coming Sludge Costs

Waste treatment plan supervisor Brad Furlon warned the Finance Committee last week to expect a future 500 percent increase in sludge disposal.

Lanesborough Prepares Free Cash Articles for Town Meeting

The proposed spending plan has an increase of a little over 10 percent.

Pittsfield School Committee OKs $87M Budget for FY27

The School Committee has approved an $87 million budget for fiscal year 2027 that uses the Fair Student Funding formula to assign resources.

Adams Fire District Budget Adds SAFER Grant to Total

The Fire District is now eyeing a total budget of $3,633,690.73, a 26 percent increase from this year.

Cheshire Hears Schools, Police Budget

The Select Board heard presentations on the the two regional school districts that education the town's children and reviewed, again, the police budget.

Morningside Community Defends School at Hearing for Possible Closure

Members of the Morningside community defended their school on Thursday during a hearing for its possible closure.

Clarksburg Applies for Home Rehab Program, Continues Budget Talks

The town is applying with New Ashford for $1.1 million that would allow for 14 homes to be rehabilitated.