Government · Town Meeting
Hadley voters approve all 25 town meeting articles
Hadley special town meeting approved all 25 warrant articles, draining free cash to $465,000 and advancing a $181,500 sidewalk study.
Schools · School Committee
Hadley Schools Votes to Join Social Media Lawsuit
Hadley School Committee voted 4-0 to hire attorneys and join a growing list of Massachusetts districts suing social media companies over student mental health harm.
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Government · Planning Board
Board OKs battery storage after losing legal options
The Hadley Planning Board approved a special permit for a five-megawatt battery storage system over the town's aquifer, voting 4-0 after being told it lacked legal grounds to deny the project again.
Government · Conservation
Panel approves Russell Street wetland mitigation plan
The Hadley Conservation Commission approved a wetland mitigation plan for 347 Russell Street and confronted unauthorized mountain bike trail construction on town land near the public water supply.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
One Hadley-area obituary was published this week. Bertrand, Joyce Jean Hopkins Robinson (listed as "Joyce J. Bertrand" in the Legacy.com index), of Amherst, Hadley and Northborough, Massachusetts, died Friday, October 9, 2026; the notice gives no service details or age.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves Fall Warrant Ahead of Oct. 22 Vote
Hadley's Select Board voted to recommend all 25 warrant articles ahead of the town's October 22 Special Town Meeting, with the sharpest debate centered on a $90,000 fire administrative vehicle.
Government · Library
Trustees form library fundraising committee, OK trademark bid
Hadley library trustees formed a development committee and voted to seek a state trademark for the library's logo. Secretary Jo-Ann Konieczny and Trustee Julie Rose were elected as trustee representatives to the new committee, which aims to build an endowment with an initial goal of $2 million.
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