LEYDEN — A town-run land auction held Wednesday sold four parcels with back taxes for a total of $151,900.
Selectboard Chair Jeffrey Neipp said this revenue will go directly into the general fund, where it will appear as free cash for Leyden next October.
LEYDEN — All town offices will officially be moved into the former Pearl Rhodes Elementary School building on Monday. The town offices’ new address will be 7 Brattleboro Road, Leyden, MA 01301.
The old Town Hall will remain open for Council on Aging events, and the meeting hall will be used for Annual and Special Town Meetings.
NORTHFIELD — Town Hall will be decorated for the holidays, thanks to the Northfield Area Tourism and Business Association, Snow and Sons Landscaping and local donations.
If you would like to support this community service project, send donations to NATABA c/o The Centennial House , 94 Main Street, Northfield Ma. 01360.
NORTHFIELD — Sewer bills are due on Tuesday.
Treasurer/Tax Collector Melissa Murphy will be in the office at Town Hall from 9 a.m. to noon on both Monday and Tuesday. Payments can be also be made online.
NORTHFIELD — The Selectboard signed a letter of support for a town application to the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program during its most recent meeting.
According to Mass.gov, the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program provides support for cities and towns in Massachusetts to begin the process of planning for climate change resiliency and implementing priority projects. The state awards communities with funding to complete vulnerability assessments and develop action-oriented resiliency plans.
“They give us additional funding because our Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan expired,” said Town Administrator Andrea Llamas. “I have applied for additional money through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to cover the cost of updating that plan with hopefully no cost to the town.”
According to Llamas, information that comes from developing resiliency plans will be applied to the town’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and Open Space Plan, which are both up for renewal.
NORTHFIELD — The Selectboard recently appointed Rebecca Houle to Northfield EMS as a per diem Paramedic, with a term expiring Dec. 31.