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Gardner Finance Committee recommends city clerk pay step, defers six agenda items

GARDNER -- July 1, 2026, Gardner Finance Committee advances city clerk pay step to full council, defers six items. The two-member Finance Committee, Chair Aleksander H. Dernalowicz and Councilor Judy A. Mack, voted 2-0 Wednesday to recommend ratification of a Step 1B designation for newly hired City Clerk Jennifer

Douglas EDC approves minutes, sets August grant strategy session with CMRPC

DOUGLAS -- July 1, 2026, Douglas Economic Development Commission sets August grant session as downtown projects await funding. The commission, meeting July 1, voted unanimously to accept its June 10 minutes with two corrections, a director title update and a commission name fix, then spent the bulk of the session reviewing

Rutland Bylaw Committee Reorganizes, Plans September Return With New Meeting Time

Rutland's bylaw committee reorganized Monday and set a September return date amid talk of potential sign, solicitation, and noise bylaw work.

Oakham Finance Committee Approves $69,500 in Transfers, Eyes November Override Vote

Oakham Finance Committee approves nearly $70,000 in deficit transfers and launches Proposition 2½ override planning.

Westborough Library Committee Approves $149,300 in Construction Change Directives

WESTBOROUGH -- June 30, 2026, Westborough Library Building Committee clears $149,300 in construction change directives as project targets late-August completion. The committee voted 9-0 on June 30 to approve Construction Change Directive 11, a 14-item package covering work ranging from freeze protection at the boiler room to

North Brookfield Select Board Appoints Three-Member Fire Chief Search Committee

NORTH BROOKFIELD -- June 30, 2026, North Brookfield Select Board names a three-person fire chief search panel and works through a round of year-end transfers. At its June 30 meeting the board unanimously appointed Brookfield Fire Chief Pete Martel, North Brookfield Police Chief Ryan Daly, and firefighter Mario Polanco

Lunenburg Sewer Commission Targets New Fees for Multi-Unit Home Conversions

LUNENBURG -- June 30, 2026, Lunenburg Sewer Commission flags a hazardous manhole and moves toward new fees for multi-unit housing conversions. The commission, chaired by Brett Ramson, voted unanimously June 30 to accept end-of-year billing adjustments, shaped largely by a single account that ran undetected water for six

Lunenburg Select Board ratifies annual municipal appointments in five-minute meeting

LUNENBURG -- June 30, 2026, Lunenburg Select Board ratifies annual municipal appointments in a five-minute Zoom session. The board voted 3-0 twice Tuesday to confirm both the Select Board's own slate of six positions, including Kathy Como as Animal Control Officer and Fire Chief Patrick Sullivan as

Douglas Select Board Unanimously Ratifies Kelly Manning as New Fire Chief

DOUGLAS -- June 30, 2026, Douglas names Kelly Manning fire chief and renews town administrator's contract in unanimous votes. The Select Board voted 5-0 twice on the same agenda item Tuesday, first to ratify Manning's appointment and then to approve her employment contract, effective July 1,

Charlton ZBA Unanimously Approves Lakefront Deck Extension, Glen Echo Garage

CHARLTON -- June 30, 2026, Charlton ZBA approves deck extension and lakeside garage at June 30 hearing. The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously granted a variance and special permit to Jennifer Bergeron of 5 Robert Blvd. to extend a nonconforming lakefront deck 10 feet, with the hardship grounded in lot size

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