Easthampton's Select Board and Finance Committee held their first joint quarterly meeting and cleared a 12-article special town meeting warrant while confronting a deepening fiscal crisis.

Easthampton City Council voted unanimously to approve nearly $1 million in appropriations at its September 3 meeting, highlighted by a long-sought $250,000 Community Preservation Act allocation for an all-wheels skate park at Millside Park.

Southampton Select Board opened an 11-article special town meeting warrant anchored by a $14.17 million senior center borrowing authorization and an emergency $318,000 health insurance transfer.