Longmeadow Task Force maps engagement for three municipal buildings. The Future Building Use Task Force reviewed cost reports for Town Hall, Community House, and Old Town Hall, discussing maintenance costs that would likely require debt exclusion votes for substantial improvements. The Task Force
Longmeadow Tree Committee advances draft tree-protection bylaw, receives Tree City Award recognition. The Committee is developing the bylaw with a UMass graduate student, with a draft expected in May and a potential warrant article at Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 Town Meeting. Tree Warden Leah Wallner
Longmeadow Select Board removes trees, advances fiber project. The board unanimously permitted removal of two shade trees at 458 Williams Street to widen the school entrance roadway, following a presentation by engineer Jean Christy confirming the 35-inch Black Oak poses an imminent safety hazard.
Longmeadow Historical Commission outlines 250th anniversary calendar and heritage plan. The commission voted 4-0 with one abstention to approve prior minutes and advanced a calendar of commemorative events spanning June through October, including time capsule burial, Declaration of Independence
Longmeadow Council on Aging Board will incorporate new sheriff's wellness check-in program for seniors. The initiative, called R U OK from Hampden County Sheriff's Department, provides regular wellness check-in calls to at-risk seniors. Fire Chief John Rigney briefed the board on emergency
Longmeadow Select Board unanimously approved removal of two oak trees and adopted a formal rebuttal to Finance Committee concerns about the town's $8.6 million fiber broadband proposal.
Longmeadow Recycling Commission finalizes volunteers for Earth Day cleanup and Fiesta booth. Chair Elizabeth Bone presided as the seven-member commission unanimously approved prior minutes and confirmed five members for the April 18 cleanup, most members for the April 25 shredding event, and six
Planning Board unanimously approves school building project design. The board closed the public hearing for Case 2026-3-1 and approved the Site and Design Review Application for the Middle School Building Project at 410 Williams Street with 5-0 votes; all five members were present, including
Conservation Commission unanimously approves Japanese knotweed removal project at Riverfront. Chair John Bresnahan and members backed Eagle Scout Pierce Devoe's plan to hand-pull knotweed from the area between the walking path and Yacht Club, work that aligns with a draft invasive management plan.
Longmeadow Community Preservation Committee launches inaugural spring funding cycle with two applications. The committee, chaired by Steve Weiss, received applications for Storrs House Museum preservation phase two and a historic preservation plan update. If warrant articles pass at Annual Town