SOUTH HADLEY A meeting of the Prudential Committee of a South Hadley fire district generally doesn’t elicit tons of excitement. Most of the meetings are quick, perfunctory affairs.But sparks flew at a tense special meeting Wednesday of Fire District.
Hampshire County Retirement System, Northampton, Mass., is searching for an investment consultant, confirmed Mary G. Baronas, administrator for the $400 million defined benefit plan.
The search is being conducted to comply with state law requiring contracts be put out for rebid every seven years…
Susan Labrie, state’s first female fire chief, stepping down from Goshen, Chesterfield jobs
Goshen Fire Chief Susan Labrie gets her turnout gear in preparation for an operations drill Tuesday. Behind her is her daughter Hannah Labrie, also a member of the Fire Department. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Goshen Fire Chief Susan Labrie works with members of her crew during a pump operations drill Tuesday night, April 6, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Middle, Goshen Fire Chief Susan Labrie works with, left, Dillon Neveu and right, Nate Godden, during a pump operations drill Tuesday night, April 6, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Goshen Fire Chief Susn Labrie operates the engine during a pump operations training on Tuesday night, April 6, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
House approves Senate bill abolishing Hampshire Council of Governments, pay agency debts including $5.8M pension liability
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
BOSTON – The House approved a Senate bill Tuesday night to abolish Hampshire Council of Governments that includes language to pay the financially collapsed agency’s known obligations – that include an estimated $5.8 million pension liability.
The bill is now on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk. The Governor has ten days to sign, veto, or amend it.
Following the bill’s passage, members of the western Massachusetts legislative delegation that shepherded this legislation through both chambers, released a statement titled “Hampshire County cities and towns shielded from millions of dollars in liabilities.”