Hubbardston Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Select board offers Boiteau $115,000 contract

From Hubbardston News

• Select board advances Boiteau for town administrator talks Hubbardston's Select Board voted to open contract negotiations with town administrator finalist Matthew Boiteau over fellow finalist James Ryan, citing his military service and post office negotiating background, as both candidates said they could give as little as two weeks' notice to current employers.Hubbardston News
• Finance committee weighs budget fix, tables school deal Hubbardston's Finance Committee weighed how to close a $274,500 fiscal 2027 budget gap and tabled a 20-year regional school agreement after a member called the district's claim of open meetings "not true."Hubbardston News
• Lions club takes over longtime Horribles Parade duties Hubbardston's Council on Aging agreed to hand this year's Horribles Parade to the Lions Club, ending Chair Florence Pervier's roughly 50-year run organizing the event, while sorting out mismatched fundraising figures amid ongoing accounting-system confusion.Hubbardston News
• Select board offers Boiteau $115,000 TA contract Hubbardston's Select Board extended a contract offer to town administrator finalist Matthew Boiteau that includes benefits and notice terms, while also weighing whether to join a regional coalition pressing the state on school funding and addressing litigation involving Paper Crane Provisions LLC.Hubbardston News

Happening Sat, Oct 24

• 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Early Voting and Last Day to Register to Vote in State Election: Saturday at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m Early Voting and Last Day to Register to Vote in State Election is listed on the town calendar for Saturday, Oct. 24 at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Town of Hubbardston
• 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Fall Fun at the First Meeting House: Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m Fall Fun at the First Meeting House is listed on the town calendar for Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Town of Hubbardston

Hubbardston on Fri, Oct 23

• Town updates vote-by-mail numbers, application deadline The Hubbardston town clerk's office shared an update on vote-by-mail ballot numbers and reminded residents of the approaching deadline to apply for a mail ballot ahead of the state election.Town of Hubbardston

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 27, 5:00 p.m.: Town clerk's office closes early Oct. 27 Hubbardston's Town Clerk's Office will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, ahead of that evening's special Town Meeting.Town of Hubbardston
• Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee holds annual hearing Oct. 27 Hubbardston's Community Preservation Committee holds its annual public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, ahead of the Select Board meeting and special Town Meeting that evening.Town of Hubbardston
• Tue, Oct 27, 6:30 p.m.: Select board meets Oct. 27 at town hall Hubbardston's Select Board meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, at 7 Main St., the same evening as the special Town Meeting.Town of Hubbardston
• Wed, Oct 28, 6:15 p.m.: Montachusett Tech financial panel meets Oct. 28 The Financial Planning Subcommittee of Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School meets at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28.Town of Hubbardston
• Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 p.m.: Agricultural Commission meets Oct. 28 on Gardner Road Hubbardston's Agricultural Commission meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, at 48 Gardner Road.Town of Hubbardston
• Wed, Oct 28, 11:00 a.m.: Senior book club discusses family-tree memoir Oct. 28 The library's Senior Book Club meets at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, at the Hubbardston Senior Center to discuss "It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree" by A.J. Jacobs.Hubbardston Public Library

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