Blandford Select Board Interviews Two Finalists for Highway Superintendent Role

BLANDFORD — February 24, 2025 — Blandford Select Board interviews two highway superintendent finalists and renews Chester police contract for five years. The board heard back-to-back public interviews from Ray, a four-year highway department employee, and Brad, a former superintendent and Berkshire Highway Association president seeking to return to the role — with a hiring decision deferred to the March 3 meeting. The joint session with Chester opened the evening, with Town Administrator Christina flagging an unsigned July 2022 amendment on vehicle and property use that both boards agreed to incorporate as an addendum before the contract is executed. On volunteer firefighter incentives, Christina confirmed a staffer from Senator Nick Boldega's office had told her the statewide tax relief bill — capped at $250 in real property tax reduction — stalled on the Senate floor but would be revived this session. The board also unanimously approved a temporary liquor license for a Gateway Education Association fundraiser at Stanton Hall, contingent on the responsible party signing a liability acknowledgment.