Government

Southampton Select Board names Dowd Insurance Agencies as employee benefits broker in 3-0 vote. The board selected the Belchertown-based firm over competitor Pete Roth of Group Insurance Concepts after back-to-back presentations at the February 3 meeting, with board member John abstaining.

Southampton Select Board unanimously backs a new budget task force as FY27 uncertainties mount.

Southampton Select Board and Finance Committee jointly approved a $195,000 FY26 budget reduction for a January 10 special town meeting and heard a stark FY27 budget outlook projecting a $500,000 structural deficit.