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Select Board approves wage increases for highway workers

Northfield Select Board approves wage increases for highway workers. Vice Chair Bernard Boudreau recommended the step increases after reviewing area wage data, raising employee compensation to the middle of regional pay scales, retroactive to January 18, 2026. The board also reclassified a library

Council on Aging approves budget, advances director search

Council on Aging approves budget, launches director recruitment. Northfield's Council on Aging unanimously approved its operating budget, with Treasurer Elizabeth Whitcomb reporting a $6 variance from town records due to delayed revenue recording. Chair Margaret Livingstone outlined a director

Board of Assessors, Select Board adopt FY2026 tax rate

Northfield boards set single tax rate for FY2026. The Board of Assessors and Select Board jointly adopted a tax rate of $13.28 for Fiscal Year 2026 at a Tax Classification Hearing, a decrease from the prior year. The FY2026 maximum allowable levy is $11,160,531, based on a Proposition 2 increase of

Board of Health approves six permits and maintains budget unchanged

Northfield Board of Health approves six permit applications and submits unchanged budget. Members David Balk (Chair), Dan Gray, and Ruth Potee unanimously approved six permit applications (Bergereon Haulers septic hauler permit and five food permits for Pioneer Valley Regional School, Northfield

Assessors approve warrants, exemptions in routine January meeting

Northfield assessors approve $376,000 in warrants, 15 tax exemptions at routine January meeting. Board members Robert MacEwen, Alice Lord, and Bethany Walker signed Commitment and Warrant for 2026 #1 totaling $373,485.37 along with earlier 2025 commitments of $2,822.31. The board approved 15