Government · Select Board
Hadley Names Police Chief Emergency Management Director
Hadley Select Board and Finance Committee weigh $5.9 million to $9.7 million in Hopkins Academy HVAC options.
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Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Finds No Recourse on Library Roof
Hadley Finance Committee finds no recourse on a $1.5 million library roof failure.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Votes to Close Battery Storage Hearing
Hadley Planning Board closes hearing on battery storage plant after sound study clears noise hurdle.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026
One Hadley obituary was published this week: Zuchowski, Allan Dale, of Hadley, who died August 27 while working on his farm, according to a notice from the Daily Hampshire Gazette carried on Legacy.com and published Thursday, September 10, 2026. No service arrangements were listed in th…
Morning Brief
Hadley Recorded Sales Show Wide Price Range, Limited Recorded Pricing in Late-Summer Deeds
Fourteen property transfers were recorded in Hadley between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only four listed a sale price, ranging from $87,500 to $399,000 with a median of $224,000. The month's top recorded sale was 358 River Drive at $399,000, sold by Andrew J. Black to Florence Bank. Lawrence Plain
Government · Capital Planning
Hadley Panels Open FY27 Capital Budget Review
Hadley's Capital Planning and Finance committees opened FY27 budget talks, weighing a $5.9 million Hopkins Academy heating overhaul against routine fleet and road requests.
Government · Board of Health
Hadley Health Board Advances Synthetic Drug Ban
Hadley Board of Health sets up October vote on synthetic cannabinoid ban. Health Department Director Ben Lipham told the board a draft regulation, based on model language from the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, is nearly final and will require a public hearing before an October 8 vote.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Approves Variance for Lawrence Plain Home
Hadley's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance letting a father build his daughter a house on his Lawrence Plain Road property.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
This week's obituary notices column carries one qualifying entry for a Hadley resident: Cross, Sara "Sally," who died September 1, 2026, at her home in Hadley. Her obituary describes her as a teacher, among the family roles it lists. The notice was posted by Czelusniak Funeral Home of N…
Morning Brief
Hadley records 13 deeds in late-summer period, but few sale prices recorded
Hadley recorded 13 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only two included a recorded sale price: $198,000 for 51 Huntington Rd and $250,000 for 196 Rocky Hill Rd, the period's top sale, putting the median at $224,000. The remaining 11 transactions, including a Town of Hadley