SHREWSBURY -- April 28, 2026, Shrewsbury's municipal utility SELCO received a clean audit opinion and approved its DPU annual report at the April 28 commission meeting. Baker Tilly directors Dan and Bethany, presenting for the second consecutive year, reported that both the electric and cable departments received unmodified opinions,

SHREWSBURY -- April 28, 2026, Shrewsbury Library trustees defer decision on restoring unsupervised middle school access, seek written proposal. Sherwood Middle School Principal John Kelly appeared at the April 28 Board of Library Trustees meeting to argue that student behavior has improved enough since a 2023 policy change, which required fifth

OAKHAM -- April 28, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee votes 3-0 to recommend Proposition 2½ override this fall. Meeting as an emergency body alongside the regular Select Board session Monday, Chair Corey Packard and members Vin Piutri and Claire Hendrask worked through a fiscal year 2027 shortfall that had ballooned from

OAKHAM -- April 28, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee votes 3-0 to recommend Proposition 2½ override this fall. Meeting as an emergency body alongside the regular Select Board session Monday, Chair Corey Packard and members Vin Piutri and Claire Hendrask worked through a fiscal year 2027 shortfall that had ballooned from

LUNENBURG -- April 28, 2026, Lunenburg Sewer Commission reviews 5 percent user-rate increase set for Town Meeting presentation Saturday. Vice Chairman Scott Dahl presided at the April 28 hybrid meeting, with Chairman and DPW Director Bill Bernard both absent, as staff member Andrew Valeri walked commissioners through a slide presentation

HUBBARDSTON -- April 28, 2026, Hubbardston Board of Health clears the way for a long-delayed septic replacement on Brigham Street. At its April 28 meeting, the board confirmed that the owner of 6 Brigham Street has submitted a complete application, engineering plans, installer permit from Integrity Set Development, and all

DOUGLAS -- April 28, 2026, Douglas library trustees approved March minutes and debated a strategic shift toward print collections after a 10.82 percent total circulation drop in March. Library Director Justin presented a CW MARS comparison showing rural libraries down 6 to 12 percent system-wide and said Douglas'

CHARLTON -- April 28, 2026, Charlton Select Board formally appoints Town Clerk Karen LaCroix and authorizes a fire equipment lease at April 28 session. In a unanimous 4-0 roll-call vote, the board appointed LaCroix as the town's first appointed Town Clerk, completing a two-year transition that

BERLIN -- April 28, 2026, Berlin Planning Board unanimously recommends a zoning bylaw tweak required by the state attorney general. The board voted 5-0 at its April 28 meeting to endorse a warrant article that would amend Section 506C of the zoning bylaw to exempt protected accessory dwelling units from

BERLIN -- April 28, 2026, Berlin Planning Board unanimously recommends a zoning bylaw tweak required by the state attorney general. The board voted 5-0 at its April 28 meeting to endorse a warrant article that would amend Section 506C of the zoning bylaw to exempt protected accessory dwelling units from