Select Board

Dudley voters will decide on a $717,630 Proposition 2½ override on September 29 after the Select Board voted unanimously Monday to place the scaled-back question on a special election ballot.

Dudley Select Board reorganizes under new chair and receives nine-point governance overhaul proposal. Chris Sarcheski was unanimously elected Chair of the Dudley Select Board at the July 13 joint meeting with the Government Study Committee, succeeding Jana DeShane, who was elected Clerk.

Dudley selectmen and finance committee members made their public case Tuesday for a $1.985 million permanent override on the June 15 ballot, warning that the town has fully depleted its stabilization and free cash reserves just to produce a legally balanced fiscal 2027 budget.

DUDLEY — May 21, 2026 — 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. Town Accountant Sarah Lamarche and Town Administrator John Sullivan

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

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

Dudley Select Board votes to exit Hampshire County insurance trust for a smaller regional purchasing group.

Dudley Select Board defers vote-by-mail decision and demands accounting of $1.2 million school field pledge.