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Dudley Voters to Decide $1.985 Million Override After Town Exhausts All Reserves

Dudley officials warned residents the town has exhausted all stabilization funds and free cash to balance its fiscal year 2027 budget and is asking voters to approve a $1.985 million Proposition 2½ override on June 15.

Dudley Board of Health Denies Deed Restriction for Marsh Road Farmhouse Septic Dispute

Dudley Board of Health denies deed restriction bid for Marsh Road farmhouse, citing undersized septic and precedent concerns.

Dudley Board of Health Denies Deed Restriction for Marsh Road Farmhouse Septic Dispute

DUDLEY — May 19, 2026 — Dudley Board of Health denies deed restriction bid for Marsh Road farmhouse, citing undersized septic and precedent concerns. The board voted unanimously at its May 19 meeting to reject a request from the owners of 75 Marsh Road, who sought a deed restriction formally limiting their

Dudley Planning Board approves private driveway modification for long-landlocked subdivision lot

DUDLEY — May 13, 2026 — Dudley Planning Board approves long-stalled private driveway modification and votes to seek state grant for zoning overhaul. The board voted 3-0, with two abstentions, to approve a modification to a subdivision plan originally approved around 1978, authorizing applicant Michael Conley to build a semi-

Dudley Conservation Commission Refers Repeat Wetlands Violator to State DEP

DUDLEY — May 13, 2026 — Dudley Conservation Commission clears backlog of wetlands permits and escalates a repeat violation to state regulators at May 13 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to issue a standard order of conditions to the Town of Dudley for the long-pending Tobin Farms Betterment Project, attaching seven

Dudley Sends $1.985 Million Override Question to June Ballot

Dudley unanimously places a $1.985 million Proposition 2½ override on its June 2026 ballot to stave off a complete depletion of town reserves.

Dudley Planning Board Approves Playground Parcel, Advances $500,000 State Grant

Dudley Planning Board clears final land-use hurdle for $500,000 playground grant, flags 15-foot safety drop on Noble Street.

Dudley Planning Board approves March minutes, defers action on subdivision bond

Dudley Planning Board hears federal grant pitch, flags stalled subdivision bond as deadline looms.

Dudley Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Four Applications, Ratifies Two Enforcement Orders

Dudley Conservation Commission ratified two enforcement orders and cleared four land-use applications unanimously at its April 1 meeting.

Dudley Select Board unanimously approves switch to Mass Strategic Health Group for employee insurance

DUDLEY — March 16, 2026 — Dudley Select Board votes to exit Hampshire County insurance trust for a smaller regional purchasing group. The board voted unanimously Monday to leave the Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust and join Mass Strategic Health Group, a five-member joint purchasing authority also including the town of

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