Town of Hadley v. Town of Amherst

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• court must assume Legislature was aware of preexisting statute, and subsequent statute is to be interpreted in harmony with prior enactments
• “a statute is to be interpreted in harmony with prior enactments to give rise to a consistent body of law”
• town challenged statute under Home Rule Amendment

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