Five candidates seek election to three Planning Board seats in Deerfield
Published: 4/30/2021 3:50:31 PM
DEERFIELD Monday’s election will involve one contested race that sees five candidates vying for three seats on the Planning Board.
Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Town Hall.
Planning Board
In the race for Planning Board, Mark Brennan Jr., Andrea Leibson and Kathleen Sylvester are challenging incumbents Max Antes Jr. and Rachel Blain.
Brennan who said he is passionate about protecting the rural character of Deerfield, while also “allowing for healthy economic development” currently serves on the Capital Improvements Planning Committee and works as the director of development operations at a software company.
FRCOG roundtable: Be patient for COVID-19 vaccine
ROGERS
Modified: 3/10/2021 4:00:06 PM
Everyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will eventually get one, but people need to be patient, was the message during the Franklin Regional Council of Governments’ biweekly COVID-19 Roundtable on Monday.
“We’re not even in the middle of (vaccinating) yet,” FRCOG Director of Community Services Phoebe Walker told public health officials from around the county. She added that 18 percent of Franklin County residents have received the first dose of the vaccine, while 9 percent have had a second dose.
The good news, she said, is that the number of positive COVID-19 cases reported throughout the county is back to the level they were at before Thanksgiving, when they had started to surge again.
FRCOG roundtable: Be patient for COVID-19 vaccine
ROGERS
Published: 3/9/2021 5:16:15 PM
Everyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will eventually get one, but people need to be patient, was the message during the Franklin Regional Council of Governments’ biweekly COVID-19 Roundtable on Monday.
“We’re not even in the middle of (vaccinating) yet,” FRCOG Director of Community Services Phoebe Walker told public health officials from around the county. She added that 18 percent of Franklin County residents have received the first dose of the vaccine, while 9 percent have had a second dose.
The good news, she said, is that the number of positive COVID-19 cases reported throughout the county is back to the level they were at before Thanksgiving, when they had started to surge again.
Following resignations, Deerfield filling ZBA, Planning Board seats
John Waite
Published: 1/29/2021 11:21:42 AM
DEERFIELD The Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board will both welcome new faces to their ranks in the coming weeks, following resignations on their respective boards.
The Select Board approved on Wednesday night the appointment of Jennifer Remillard as an alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), filling the seat left by David Potter who became a regular member earlier this month after Kathy Felton’s resignation.
Remillard was one of four candidates for the position. According to her letter of interest to the town, she holds an associate’s degree in legal studies, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in business administration. She has experience as a contractor with the National Guard Family Program for Massachusetts, and 10 years of experience managing operations of her own business; as a political and business consultant;
Following resignations, Deerfield filling ZBA, Planning Board seats
WAITE
Published: 1/28/2021 3:08:45 PM
DEERFIELD The Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board will both welcome new faces to their ranks in the coming weeks, following resignations on their respective boards.
The Selectboard approved on Wednesday night the appointment of Jennifer Remillard as an alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), filling the seat left by David Potter who became a regular member earlier this month after Kathy Felton’s resignation.
Remillard was one of four candidates for the position. According to her letter of interest to the town, she holds an associate’s degree in legal studies, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in business administration. She has experience as a contractor with the National Guard Family Program for Massachusetts, and 10 years of experience managing operations of her own business; as a political and business consultant; and