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Fitchburg Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Joint Convention fills vacant school seat

Fitchburg's Joint Convention selects Steffani Santiago to fill vacant School Committee seat. From our own coverage: Joint Convention fills vacant School Committee seat; Council weighs override of mayor's wage veto. Also in today's brief (4 items): Monty Tech girls soccer faces Quabbin Regional.

From Fitchburg News

  • Joint Convention fills vacant School Committee seat Fitchburg's City Council and School Committee convened in Joint Convention to fill a vacant School Committee seat, selecting Steffani J. Santiago from a field of six candidates through a lottery and ballot process to serve until the next municipal election.Fitchburg News
  • Council weighs override of mayor's wage veto Fitchburg's City Council took up a mayoral veto of wage step assignments for fiscal year 2027, needing eight votes among 11 members to overturn it, as Council President Anthony Zarrella led the push to override the veto.Fitchburg News
  • Council takes up library renovation funding package Fitchburg's City Council met Oct. 6 to act on funding for the Fitchburg Public Library renovation project, an agenda that also included a Westminster Street surplus sale, two new Scenic Road designations, and zoning moratorium petitions on battery storage and data centers.Fitchburg News

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