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.
At its March 30, 2020 meeting, The Shutesbury Select Board voted to reschedule the Shutesbury’s Annual Election and Town Meeting for Saturday, June 27, 2020. This vote followed the passage of new measures to allow towns to reschedule elections under Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020 by the State legislature on March 23, 2020.
The Spring 2020 edition of the Our Town newsletter is ready. Every household with broadband access can get the newsletter here. A paper copy will be mailed to those households without broadband access.
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.
