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Shrewsbury School Committee Approves $94.4 Million Budget for Town Meeting

SHREWSBURY -- April 29, 2026, Shrewsbury School Committee approves $94.4 million FY27 school budget and rates departing superintendent exemplary. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend a fiscal year 2027 school department budget of $94,405,286, a 4.50 percent year-over-year increase, for town meeting approval, revising

Lake Quinsigamond Commission awards $44,072 fanwort treatment contract to Water and Wetlands

SHREWSBURY -- April 29, 2026, Lake Quinsigamond Commission approves $44,072 weed treatment contract and debates wakeboat restrictions. The commission unanimously awarded a fanwort herbicide treatment contract for Flint Pond's East Basin to Water and Wetlands, the lowest of three bids that also came in at $53,900 and

Milford Finance Committee Backs $2.75 Million Settlement in Police Gender Discrimination Suit

MILFORD -- April 29, 2026, Milford Finance Committee recommends $2.75 million settlement in police sergeant's gender discrimination case. The committee voted unanimously, with two abstentions, to send a favorable recommendation to Town Meeting on Article 16, which would appropriate $2.8 million, $2.75 million to settle McGuire

Douglas Historical Commission Eyes Town Meeting Vote on $4,000 Soldier's Field History Boards

DOUGLAS -- April 29, 2026, Douglas Historical Commission advances $4,000 Soldier's Field interpretive board project toward Town Meeting. The commission reviewed draft designs for two 42-by-30-inch high-pressure laminate panels to be mounted on the concession stand at Soldier's Field, memorializing the professional

Douglas COA Weighs Dropping Mailed Newsletter to Cut Annual Costs

DOUGLAS -- April 29, 2026, Douglas Council on Aging considers dropping its mailed newsletter as costs near $2,600 annually. The Council on Aging board met April 29 with COA Director Patrice, who reported 2,540 senior center visits since January 1 and announced the hiring of a new van driver

Douglas COA Weighs Dropping Mailed Newsletter to Cut Annual Costs

DOUGLAS -- April 29, 2026, Douglas Council on Aging considers dropping its mailed newsletter as costs near $2,600 annually. The Council on Aging board met April 29 with COA Director Patrice, who reported 2,540 senior center visits since January 1 and announced the hiring of a new van driver

Auburn School Committee bids farewell to 12-year Chair Jessie Harrington at final meeting

AUBURN -- April 29, 2026, Auburn School Committee sends off 12-year Chair Jessie Harrington with legislative citations and unanimous votes. At the April 29 meeting, Superintendent Beth Chamberland, committee member Meghan McCrillis, and State Senator Moore each offered tributes to Harrington, who joined the committee in May 2014 and assumed

Grafton School Committee forms subcommittee to study new fees

Grafton School Committee forms subcommittee to study new activity and transportation fees. Superintendent Dr.

West Brookfield Select Board Approves Health Insurance Opt-Out Program

West Brookfield Select Board unanimously approved an employee health insurance opt-out program and heard urgent resident concerns about the school override vote at its April 28 meeting.

Shrewsbury Select Board Reappoints Town Manager Mizekar Through June 2029

SHREWSBURY -- April 28, 2026, Shrewsbury Select Board unanimously reappoints Town Manager James Mizekar and approves a $226,391 school funding increase for FY27. Vice Chair Beth Casavant presided over the April 28 meeting in place of Chair Theresa Flynn, leading the board through Mizekar's annual public performance evaluation,

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