Welcome to Shutesbury, a rural town in Franklin County, MA, established as Roadtown in 1735 and incorporated as Shutesbury in 1761, named for Governor Samuel Shute. This is the official town Web site, maintained by the town’s Web Committee.
Trash bags and Leverett Transfer Station stickers are available at Town Hall on MONDAYS ONLY from 3:30 to 5 PM.
If you missed the Trash Bag distribution days at the school, put on your mask and come on up. Distribution will be set up outside the front door.
LTS stickers cost $20
545 ballots were cast, 44% of our 1,228 registered voters Here are today's election results. Winner *
Board of Health
* Norene Pease 452
* Garrett Simonsen 440
Write in 2, Blanks 196
Cemetery Commission
* Walter Tibbetts 478
Write in 3, Blanks 64
Library Trustees
* P. Savanna Ouellette 459
* Melanie DeSilva 440
Write in 6, Blanks 185
Planning Board
* Michael DeChiara 432
* Steven Bressler 446
* Deacon Bonnar 441
Shutesbury's Annual Town Meeting and Elections will be held behind Town Hall, 1 Cooleyville Rd., on Saturday, June 27, 2020. The polls are open from 8 am - 2 pm and Town Meeting starts at 9 am. Please come early to register and get a seat.
Town Announcements, Town Meeting documents and Finance Committee presentation are available on the Select Board page. Click here for a link to the Select Board page.
The Select Board and the Police chief have prepared a letter for the community in response to the tragic event that has sparked a passionate response to address racism across the nation.
Please click here to read the letter.
On Friday, April 17, 2020 the Shutesbury Select Board voted to adopt local options to extend due dates, applications for exemptions, and a waiver of interest on certain municipal tax paid by June 30, 2020. Click here to read the full text.
