Government

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Cushman Park tree removal

Bernardston Select Board ends tree dispute, previews $226M tech school vote.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves FRCOG Advisor for Fire Pact

Bernardston Select Board OKs regional advisor for Leyden fire pact, presses school district over sink cost.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Library, School Septic Repairs

Bernardston Select Board approves library and school septic repairs, presses state rep candidate on school costs.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board defers Cushman Park tree dispute

Bernardston Select Board stalls Cushman Park tree work pending legal review of an 1860s will.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 10

Government · Town Meeting

Town Meeting approves $76,950 store refund

Bernardston special town meeting approves $76,950 refund for years of trash bag overbilling.

Townbrief reporting · May 28

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Energy Aggregation, New Bus Service

Bernardston Select Board finalizes electricity aggregation, previews open-to-the-public van service.

Townbrief reporting · May 27

Government · Select Board

Bernardston, Leyden Finalize Fire Services Pact

Bernardston and Leyden finalize a one-year regional fire services agreement. The Select Board voted unanimously Wednesday to sign the pact, under which Leyden will pay Bernardston $65,000 for fire coverage effective July 1, with a joint advisory committee to work out lasting terms.

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board signs warrant flagging 14% school hike

Bernardston Select Board signs town meeting warrant opposing a 14.22 percent regional school hike.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

Government · Select Board

Bernardston Select Board Approves Early Voting, Forms New Advisory Committee

Bernardston Select Board approves in-person early voting and opts out of mail ballots for May 5 election.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 19

Government · Select Board

Select Board Authorizes Emergency Dredging Push After Grant Denial

Bernardston Select Board authorized an emergency Conservation Commission dredging request for Kushman Park after a $14 million statewide grant pool yielded only $4 million in awards and left the town's application unfunded.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 26