Blandford Select Board Approves Seven Appointments and AV Contract Monday
Blandford Select Board confirms seven annual appointments and signs a $19,700 gymnasium AV contract.
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Blandford Moves to Set Conditions on Eversource's $64 Million Substation Expansion
Blandford energy committee sets conditions for Eversource's $64 million substation expansion with a May 10 deadline looming.
Blandford Select Board Approves Watson Park Road Resurfacing, Advances Bylaw Articles
Blandford Select Board advances senior tax work-off program, settles office moves, and approves Watson Park Road resurfacing.
Blandford Select Board Restructures Firefighter Stipend as Warrant Article After Two Years of Inaction
BLANDFORD — April 21, 2026 — Blandford Select Board pulls firefighter stipend from FY27 budget, adds it to annual town meeting warrant. At the April 21 budget review, the board approved projected revenues of $5,925,742 against total expenditures of $5,676,663, leaving a surplus of roughly $249,000 — inside
Blandford Energy Committee Agrees to Scrap Flawed Overlay Map, Align Bylaws With State Tiers
Blandford's Energy Project Siting Committee agreed to abandon a flawed overlay map and align its draft energy bylaws with state tier definitions for solar and battery storage.
Blandford Select Board Approves $11,960 to Repaint Highway Garage Fuel Tanks
Blandford Select Board votes to repaint Highway Garage fuel tanks and begins organizing 250th anniversary events.
Blandford Select Board Approves 5 Percent Raise for Highway Superintendent Halsey
Blandford Select Board gives Highway Superintendent Ray Halsey a 5 percent raise to $81,078 after his first annual performance review.
Blandford Solar Committee Chooses 18-Percent Overlay Map, Cancels Hearing
Blandford solar bylaw committee backs 18-percent land overlay, scraps Friday public hearing.
Blandford Select Board hears Gateway Regional faces $1.5 million budget shortfall
BLANDFORD — March 30, 2026 — Blandford Select Board takes up Gateway Regional's $1.5 million budget crisis and defers road paving decisions to next week. Gateway Regional School District Superintendent Dr. Matosaro told the board Monday that a $1.5 million increase in fixed costs — driven by health insurance,
Blandford Select Board approves highway trailer contract, hears cannabis HCA pitch
BLANDFORD — March 23, 2026 — Blandford Select Board approves calcium trailer purchase, hears cannabis cultivation pitch, and sets compressed special town meeting timeline. The board unanimously approved a purchase order with vendor ABI for a custom calcium trailer, funded through Chapter 90 state reimbursement, with payment due within 30 days of