Northfield Select Board authorizes solar PILOT agreements to generate $3 million. The board voted unanimously on May 12 to authorize Chair Barbara Jacque to sign Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreements with Hopping Ahead LLC that will generate $59,000 and over $90,000 annually respectively for
Northfield Select Board approved a liquor license for a bank's grand opening and heard the Energy Committee outline $700,000 in grants since 2017. Chair Barbara Jacque and the board also approved $298,919.40 in combined payroll and vendor warrants.
NORTHFIELD — April 28, 2026 — The Select Board approved a temporary liquor license for a May 13 grand opening event at Greenfield Cooperative Bank.
Northfield's Select Board declared a free-roaming Great Pyrenees mix named Anna a nuisance dog and ordered her owners to capture her within 14 days.
Northfield Select Board declares loose dog a nuisance, orders 14-day capture. After a hearing continued from March 24, the board found that Anna, a Great Pyrenees mix running loose for more than a year at Finicky Farm LLC, meets the nuisance definition by excessive barking and running at large.
The Northfield Select Board voted 3-1 with one abstention not to recommend a regional school assessment in the town meeting warrant.
Northfield Select Board splits on school funding as warrant advances to town vote. The board voted 3-1-1 not to recommend the school district's PVRS assessment in the town meeting warrant, with Chair Barbara Jacque abstaining because she believed voters should decide and board member Sarah Kerns
The Northfield Finance Committee voted unanimously not to recommend the Pioneer Valley Regional School District's FY27 budget, citing declining enrollment against rising costs. The $4.9 million assessment, an increase of $212,000, would raise the town tax rate by $1.46 and represented 42 percent of
Northfield Select Board approves FY27 budget totaling $11.3 million in combined spending. The omnibus budget totals $5,173,382, while schools receive $6,139,354, according to the March 31 meeting minutes. The board closed the annual warrant, establishing a $500,000 Capital Stabilization Account
Northfield Select Board continues hearing on loose livestock guardian dog to April 21. The board voted 4-1 to postpone final decision on a complaint against Anna, a livestock guardian dog owned by Finicky Farm LLC that has been at large since December 2024. Complainant Christiane Shippa testified
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