Government · Other Committee
Southwick panel revises open space survey, cites delay
Southwick's Open Space Recreation Plan Committee revised draft survey questions, adding senior center expansion and a dog park to the options list.
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Government · Library
Trustees decline clock, approve July minutes
The Southwick Public Library Board of Trustees discussed revising the library director's job description and voted unanimously to decline a donated grandfather clock.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026
This week's Southwick obituary notices column lists one person: Murray Jr., William R. (Bill), 82, who was formerly of Southwick, Massachusetts, and East Hartland, Connecticut. He died October 3, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, and his obituary was posted this week by H…
Morning Brief
Congamond Lake slated for weed treatment
Congamond Lake's middle and south ponds face chemical weed treatment Tuesday, October 13. Also in today's brief (4 items): Columbus Day holiday falls on Monday; Congamond Lake set for chemical weed treatment; Southwick Regional girls soccer hosts Clinton; Public health nurse holds drop-…
Government · Lake Management Committee
Lake Management Committee Plans Invasive Treatment, Dredging Tour, Dock Removal
The Lake Management Committee scheduled aquatic invasive species treatment for October 13 and coordinated a boat tour for October 23 to advance dredging funding. Solitude identified Hydrilla in Middle Pond and both Hydrilla and Eurasian Watermilfoil in South Pond.
Government · Other Committee
Lake panel OKs minutes, schedules hydrilla treatment
Southwick's Lake Management Committee approved September minutes 6-0 with one abstention and locked in a 23-acre hydrilla treatment for October 13.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves Granville Road marijuana facility
The Southwick Planning Board approved a special permit, site plan and stormwater permit for a marijuana cultivation facility at 34 Granville Road, calling it the town's first such operation.
Government · Board of Health
Health Board Schedules Oct. 20 Septic Variance Hearing
Southwick's Board of Health set an October 20 hearing on a septic variance for a marijuana cultivation facility after the applicant missed the abutter-notice deadline.
Morning Brief
Select Board tables CAO contract revote
Southwick's Select Board tabled a revote on its administrator's contract after an ethics recusal muddied the process. From our own coverage: Zoning board rules on Route 202 plumbing shop; Select Board revisits CAO contract after recusal snag. Also in today's brief (5 items): Town office…
Government · Conservation
Southwick Panel Extends South Road Erosion Deadline
Southwick's Conservation Commission voted unanimously to extend an erosion-control enforcement deadline at 5 and 9 South Road to October 19, over a neighboring homeowner's objection.