Gunn resigns amid public outcry, steps to remove him
LONGMEADOW — Planning Board member Walter Gunn resigned on June 17, five weeks after it came to light that he had tresspassed on a resident’s property and made inappropriate comments to the homeowner.
Longmeadow Select Board skeptical of tiered water rates, hike in meter costs
LONGMEADOW — Town Manager Lyn Simmons, Finance Director Ian Coddington and DPW Business Manager Lisa Okscin presented their recommended rates for water, sewer and stormwater, as well as a proposed change in fee structure, at the June 2 Select Board meeting.
Longmeadow Planning Board seeks to replace Gunn in liaison assignments
LONGMEADOW — As with each elected board or committee in Longmeadow, the Planning Board reorganized itself during the first meeting following the annual town election. What is often a routine procedure became a contentious schism between Planning Board member Walter Gunn and the rest of the board, particularly Chair Cheryl Thibodeau, who made efforts to assign other board members to the liaison positions in which Gunn had been serving.
Longmeadow School Committee OKs cell phone policy, hears middle school update
LONGMEADOW — The School Committee received an update on the progress of and potential budget for the middle school building project.
Election welcomes new, returning faces to Select Board, School Comm.
LONGMEADOW — In an election season that saw several candidates vying for positions on the Longmeadow Select Board and School Committee, voters stayed the course with familiar faces, while also embracing new voices in town government.