Hampden town meeting agrees to fund study for possible new police station   HAMPDEN - Voters at Monday’s special Town Meeting by a majority vote approved the appropriation of $15,000 for a study for a possible new police station.  Police Chief Jeffrey Farnsworth said the Police Department is operating “24/7 out of an 800 square foot space in the Town Hall.” “Our server room is a bath room,” he said. “We can’t store files.” Farnsworth said there is no room to expand in the current Town Hall. “We are looking for a recommendation to expand in the most cost effective way,” Farnsworth said. Also at the special Town Meeting, voters approved by majority vote an appropriation of $14,000 for a thermal imaging camera for the Fire Department. The camera can be used to find the hot spot in a fire o... 10/23/2012

A Hampden MA home buyer should receive a brochure, Home Inspectors Facts for Consumers Sheet, at the time of the signing of the first written contract to purchase. A standard home inspection in Massachusetts is a visual examination of the physical structure and major interior systems of a residential building consisting of one to four dwelling units. It should be understood that there are certain risks inherent in the purchase of property and a home inspection is inherently limited in its scope and depth. The information gained from home inspection conforming to the Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice may reduce some of those risks, but the home inspection is not intended to provide the client with protection from all of the risks involved. Visit the Hampden MA Home Inspe... 10/06/2012