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Barre Town Meeting Votes to Abolish DPW Commission, Pursue New Truck Debt Exclusion

BARRE -- May 19, 2026, Barre Town Meeting votes 100-36 to abolish the DPW Commission and approves a $450,000 truck borrowing contingent on a debt exclusion election. The May 19 annual meeting passed an $8,818,000 school budget reflecting a $82,359 reduction in the Quabbin Regional School

Sterling Town Board Authorizes HVAC Contract, Defers Parking Lot Paving Vote

Sterling Town Board defers parking lot paving and awaits water project grant rulings worth up to $1 million.

Mendon water board authorizes Eagle Scout hydrant project, approves leak abatement

Mendon's Board of Water Commissioners authorized a local Eagle Scout to paint the town's roughly 35 fire hydrants and approved a $323.32 leak abatement for a Cape Road area resident at its May 18 meeting.

Mendon Conservation Commission Extends Enforcement Deadline, Continues Lakeside Garage Hearing

Mendon Conservation Commission continued a contested lakeside garage application and split four to two on a final enforcement extension at its May 18 meeting.

Mendon Board of Health awards scholarship, extends solid waste contract with El Harvey

Mendon Board of Health selects Nipmuc senior Tyler Cavallo as annual scholarship recipient and extends its El Harvey solid waste contract for another year.

Southbridge Town Council Approves $76.7 Million FY2027 Budget Unanimously

SOUTHBRIDGE -- May 18, 2026, Southbridge Town Council unanimously adopted a $76,709,953 general fund budget for fiscal year 2027 with no increases to water, sewer, or trash fees and no Proposition 2½ override. The 9-0 vote capped a budget season Town Manager Jack Jovan presented in detail at

Shrewsbury Town Meeting Approves $169.8 Million FY27 Budget, Launches Municipal EMS

SHREWSBURY -- May 18, 2026, Shrewsbury Town Meeting approved a $169,810,336 fiscal year 2027 operating budget and launched a new municipal emergency medical services department at its annual meeting Monday. The Finance Committee backed the operating budget by a 5-to-4 vote, an unusual split that Finance Committee

Northborough Select Board elects Jonathan Ray as Chair, defers sculpture location vote

NORTHBOROUGH -- May 18, 2026, Northborough's newly reorganized Select Board elected Jonathan Ray as Chair in a 3-2 vote Monday, with Michael Tijan named Vice Chair and Julianne Hirsch as Clerk at the first meeting to include newly elected members Jeff Hosteguy and Leslie Rutan. The board approved

Gardner Council Approves 15 Percent Water Rate Increase, Rejects Mayor's Larger Proposal

GARDNER -- May 18, 2026, Gardner City Council moves a 15 percent water rate hike to first printing, rejecting the mayor's doubling proposal. The council, presided over Monday by Councilor Pro Tem Alexander Dernalowicz in the absence of Council President Tyros, voted unanimously to advance an ordinance setting the

East Brookfield Select Board Approves Year-End Transfers, Signs Annual Town Meeting Warrant

EAST BROOKFIELD -- May 18, 2026, East Brookfield Select Board seats new member, clears year-end budget transfers, and signs Annual Town Meeting warrant. Meeting with only two of three members present, Chair Andy Lavasher and newly elected member Amber, the board approved two year-end appropriation transfers: $6,000 each

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