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Douglas committee faces leaking oil tank, asbestos at condemned Main Street building

DOUGLAS -- April 15, 2026, Douglas Building and Facilities Construction Committee confronts leaking oil tank at condemned Main Street building. The committee learned April 15 that a contractor walkthrough at 19 Main Street, the town-owned Brown Building scheduled for demolition, turned up what appears to be a dripping underground oil

Spencer East Brookfield School Committee Approves $597,740 to Stabilize FY26 Budget

SPENCER -- April 15, 2026, Spencer East Brookfield School Committee approves nearly $598,000 in transfers and reserve spending to close FY26 budget gaps. The committee voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to approve $297,102 in line-item transfers and authorize $300,638 from excess-and-deficiency funds, with

Millbury Sewer Commission defers decision on $7,500 abatement

Millbury Sewer Commission stalls on a $7,500 betterment abatement, citing no legal precedent.

Millbury Select Board forms screening committee after town manager's exit

Millbury's town manager announces exit to Clinton, board scrambles to launch search. The Select Board voted unanimously Tuesday to form the nine-member screening committee required under the town charter, then appointed board member Mary Krumczyk as its representative with one abstention.

Southbridge Schools Announce 19-Position Cut to Close $1.8 Million Budget Gap

SOUTHBRIDGE -- April 14, 2026, Southbridge schools face an $1.8 million structural budget gap heading into fiscal year 2027, with at least 19 positions already cut. Receiver Bill Metzger and Business Manager Matt Rabido presented the spending plan to the School Committee on April 14, built on a net appropriation

Oakham Finance Committee Approves Fire Engine Repair, Splits BESS Legal Budget

OAKHAM -- April 14, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee approves fire engine repair and restructures legal budget amid tight FY27 outlook. The committee, chaired by Corey Packard and meeting jointly with the Board of Selectmen on April 14, voted 4-0 to transfer $4,643.49 from the reserve fund to repair

Northborough Council on Aging approves community needs assessment survey for distribution

NORTHBOROUGH -- April 14, 2026, Northborough's Council on Aging approved a community needs assessment survey and set a late-May distribution deadline at its April 14 meeting. Chair Fran Baxter led the board through a detailed line-by-line review of the draft survey, which will be entered into

Lunenburg Sewer Commission Hunts Missing Pressure Line at 100 Laurel Lane

LUNENBURG -- April 14, 2026, Lunenburg Sewer Commission debates missing pressure line and out-of-district development inquiry. The commission, meeting April 14 at the Department of Public Works, heard from DPW staff member Bill Bernard that an as-built drawing documents a pressure line running to a shutoff at 100

Lunenburg Officials Push Back on Budget Criticism Before May 2 Town Meeting

LUNENBURG -- April 14, 2026, Lunenburg's Select Board became a public forum for budget disputes as town meeting approaches May 2. Fire Chief Patrick Sullivan appeared in person to refute accusations of "bait and switch" in the fire department's fourth-shift staffing plan, saying the

Lunenburg Council on Aging Votes Honorary Membership for Former 18-Year Chair Pete Lincoln

LUNENBURG -- April 14, 2026, Lunenburg's Council on Aging voted unanimously to grant honorary membership to former chair Pete Lincoln and sounded an urgent alarm that the town's property-tax deferral program has vanished from the official website weeks before a scheduled override vote. The board, meeting

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