Hubbardston Select Board Appoints Interim Town Administrator Through June 2026

HUBBARDSTON — January 5, 2026 — Hubbardston Select Board unanimously appoints Sean Fitzgerald as interim town administrator through June 30, 2026. The board voted 5-0 on all six motions at its January 5 meeting, including the appointment of Fitzgerald, a former Swampscott town administrator with roughly eight years in that role, following a live interview conducted the same evening. Chair Jeff Williams noted the screening panel — which included board members Katie Young and Williams along with Police Chief Ryan Coocher and Town Clerk Mel — had unanimously recommended Fitzgerald after interviewing all four finalists earlier that day. The board also authorized a $14,000 reserve fund transfer request to the Finance Committee to cover academy and salary costs through July 1 for conditionally hired officer James Moffett, as Chief Coocher warned his two sergeants are "working doubles almost all the time" to fill a three-officer shortfall. Applications for the permanent town administrator search committee are due January 13, with committee recommendations to reach the Select Board by January 19.