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Berlin Finance Committee Approves $8,800 in Internal Transfers Unanimously

BERLIN -- July 15, 2026, Berlin Finance Committee unanimously approves $8,800 in internal budget transfers at July 15 meeting. The four-member panel, voting 4 to 0 on each item, recommended three transfers from a Chapter 32B health insurance account carrying an estimated $70,000 surplus generated by lower-than-

Berlin Conservation Commission Approves $9,850 Trail Repair Contractor for Tornado Damage

BERLIN -- July 15, 2026, Berlin Conservation Commission approves $9,850 trail repair contract, well under its $40,000 CPA budget. The commission voted unanimously at its July 15 meeting to hire Wicked Ride MTV Trailbuilders to repair tornado damage at the Lester Ross/Clark Conservation Area, contingent on verification of

Auburn Finance Committee Elects Marshall Chair, Approves $312,750 Health Insurance Transfer

AUBURN -- July 15, 2026, Auburn Finance Committee reorganizes and approves more than $312,000 in year-end transfers at packed July session. Michael Marshall was elected chair in a 6-0-1 vote, succeeding Kevin W. Kennedy, while Trevor Sansoucy was unanimously elected vice chair at the July 15 meeting.

Worcester Awards $1.35 Million for 74 Affordable Homes

Worcester awarded $1.35 million to fund 74 affordable homes as West Nile virus turned up in city mosquitoes this week. The Worcester Affordable Housing Trust Fund made the award under City Manager Eric D. Batista's administration, while health officials separately confirmed a human case…

Winchendon Wins Fourth Straight Mass Trails Grant, Selectmen Freeze Solicitation Permits

Winchendon secured its fourth consecutive Massachusetts Trails Grant for rail trail improvements as the Board of Selectmen separately imposed a moratorium on new solicitation permits, town News Flash postings confirmed July 16. The town is also seeking a volunteer to fill an open Audit …

West Street Water Main Repairs Expected To Last Several Weeks

West Street water main repairs will stretch on for weeks after a major break damaged the roadway, Patch reports. The MetroWest outlet also reported that a Westborough patrol officer earned three top honors at a recent Worcester Police Academy graduation, that the Westborough Fire Depart…

Templeton man sinks hole-in-one, wins new car at charity tournament

Templeton man's hole-in-one nets a new car — for his wife. A Templeton man sank a hole-in-one at the Swings for Seniors charity golf tournament in West Springfield and won a brand-new car, then turned around and handed it straight to his wife, according to a Western Mass News report pub…

Templeton man sinks hole-in-one, wins new car at charity tournament

Templeton man's hole-in-one nets a new car — for his wife. A Templeton man sank a hole-in-one at the Swings for Seniors charity golf tournament in West Springfield and won a brand-new car, then turned around and handed it straight to his wife, according to a Western Mass News report pub…

Southborough Warns of Permit Email Scam, Flags Road Closure Ahead

Southborough warned residents of a permit-related email scam and flagged a Flanders Road detour starting July 18 tied to the I-495/I-90 interchange project. The town also published Volume 44 of its "Word on Common Street" newsletter and announced revised summer meeting dates for the Con…

Equus Capital Partners Buys Shrewsbury Industrial Park

A national investment firm's purchase of a large Shrewsbury industrial park anchors Tuesday's roundup of outside coverage. Equus Capital Partners acquired the property, according to a Patch report, expanding its footprint in the town's commercial and logistics real estate market. In sch…

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