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Select Board approves environmental purchasing policy, sets cart pricing

Longmeadow Select Board unanimously approves environmental purchasing policy, sets new cart fees. The board voted five to zero on two separate motions regarding trash and recycling pricing, with Vice Chair Shelly Maynard-DeWolf making both motions and Dan Zwirko seconding. The board also

Townbrief news summary · Mar 9

Government · Select Board

Select Board declares 2 dogs a nuisance

Longmeadow's Select Board declared two golden retrievers a public nuisance after a decade of complaints from a yacht club.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 2

Government · Select Board

Longmeadow Select Board designates dogs as nuisances, issues remedial orders

Longmeadow Select Board designates two dogs as nuisances after public hearing. The Board ordered their owners to install a six-foot stockade fence by May 1, 2026, enter a fence-company contract by March 20, and license both dogs by month-end, with threatened civil action for violation. In separate

Townbrief news summary · Mar 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Bottle Shop License Transfer

Longmeadow's Select Board approved the transfer of the Bottle Shop's liquor license to new owners planning a late-summer reopening on Shaker Road.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board fills task force positions, approves licenses

Longmeadow Select Board appoints seven to Future Building Use Task Force. Appointments followed plurality voting among nine candidates, with Vice Chair Vineeth Hemavathi noting the pool's "exceptional talent." Selected were Paul Dunkerly, Sara Gregg, Ryan McCollum, Earl Godfrey, Zach Kushner,

Townbrief news summary · Feb 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board waives moratorium for Eversource gas work

The Longmeadow Select Board voted 5-0 to waive the town's winter work moratorium so Eversource can start gas main replacement on Birchwood Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue as early as next week, ahead of a major road reconstruction this spring.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board waives winter moratorium for Eversource utility projects

Longmeadow Select Board approves winter work exception for Eversource gas projects. The board unanimously endorsed a waiver of the town's Winter Work Moratorium, allowing Eversource to conduct natural gas line replacements on Birchwood and Massachusetts Avenue in a 5-0 vote. The motion was made by

Townbrief news summary · Jan 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board extends Bottle Shop license through February

Longmeadow Select Board unanimously extends Bottle Shop liquor license for pending transfer. The board approved the extension through February 2, 2026, in a special remote meeting. Chair Josh Levine recommended the action to allow time for the transfer application from Mega and Darsch Patel,

Townbrief news summary · Jan 12

Government · Select Board

Select Board sets May 12 town meeting date

Longmeadow's fiber-optic buildout cost estimate climbed to between $27.2 million and $30 million, up from an earlier $25 million projection, Fiberspring told the Select Board.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves four appointments, sets annual meeting

Longmeadow Select Board unanimously approves four appointments and sets May 12 meeting date. The board appointed Elliott Greenberg to the Board of Health, Elizabeth Marinelli to the Cultural Council, and Danielle Aldrich to the Zoning Board of Appeals for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2028 and

Townbrief news summary · Jan 5