Deerfield brief: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Franklin County schedules Deerfield's Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day for October 17
Franklin County schedules Deerfield's Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day for October 17.
From Deerfield News
- Select Board adopts senior, veteran tax workoff program. Deerfield's Select Board launched a citizen-petitioned senior and veteran property tax workoff program and set the town-wide tag sale for October 3, while hearing a housing panel could bring a developer vote as soon as next week.Deerfield News
- Senior housing panel forwards site RFP to Select Board. Deerfield's Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee sent its site proposal to the Select Board and opened a bid to archive the historic St. James Church, after disclosing that about $70,000 in earlier Community Preservation funds had reverted over a paperwork mismatch.Deerfield News
- Deerfield panel raises church archive estimate to $35,000. Deerfield's Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee raised its budget for archiving the former Saint James Church ahead of a November 1 CPC deadline, while weighing a college-student home-help pairing program and warning of a rough heating season with oil reserves running low.Deerfield News
- Select Board names RDI preferred housing developer. Deerfield's Select Board voted to open negotiations with Rural Development Incorporated over the long-vacant St. James Church site, after neighbors warned the town's land purchase could balloon well beyond its original price and questioned the developer's financing and timeline.Deerfield News
- Senior housing panel revises rejected CPA funding bid. Deerfield's Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee is reworking its Community Preservation Act application to archive the St. James building after an earlier bid was rejected for proposing new records rather than preserving existing ones, with a revised budget due at the panel's September 30 meeting.Deerfield News
Today in Deerfield
- Bulky waste recycling day set for Oct. 17. Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its Fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day on Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, the town announced.Town of Deerfield
Coming up
- Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 a.m.: Flu clinic set for South Deerfield fire station. Deerfield holds a flu vaccination clinic at the South Deerfield fire station from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Town of Deerfield
- Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission holds regular meeting Thursday. Deerfield's Conservation Commission holds its regular meeting at 8 Conway Street in South Deerfield starting at 6 p.m.Town of Deerfield
- Fri, Sep 25: Frontier Regional hosts Greenfield in field hockey. Frontier Regional's field hockey team hosts Greenfield in a non-conference game Friday, September 25, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
- Mon, Sep 28, 10:30 a.m.: Playground subcommittee meets Monday morning. Deerfield's Playground Subcommittee meets at 8 Conway Street in South Deerfield at 10:30 a.m.Town of Deerfield
- Tue, Sep 29, 7:00 p.m.: Board of Assessors meets Tuesday evening. Deerfield's Board of Assessors meets at 8 Conway Street in South Deerfield at 7 p.m.Town of Deerfield
- Wed, Sep 30, 5:00 p.m.: Senior housing panel meets again Wednesday. Deerfield's Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee meets again as it finalizes its revised Community Preservation Act application for the former St. James building.Town of Deerfield
- Wed, Sep 30, 6:00 p.m.: Select Board, Board of Health meet jointly. Deerfield's Select Board, Board of Health and Sewer Commissioners hold a joint meeting at 8 Conway Street in South Deerfield starting at 6 p.m.Town of Deerfield