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Douglas Water Commission Unanimously Raises Commissioner Stipend to $1,500

DOUGLAS -- April 14, 2026, Douglas Water Commission votes to raise commissioner stipends and restructures budget ahead of state review. The commission unanimously approved increasing the annual per-commissioner stipend from $1,200 to $1,500 at its April 14 meeting, acting on advice from town counsel that a standalone vote

Douglas Stormwater Committee Rejects Consultant's Regulation Edits, Demands Explanation

DOUGLAS -- April 14, 2026, Douglas stormwater panel pumps the brakes on consultant's proposed regulation edits. The Douglas Stormwater By-Law Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve its March 17 meeting minutes but declined to advance a package of proposed changes to the town's draft stormwater

Douglas Stormwater Committee Rejects Consultant's Regulation Edits, Demands Explanation

DOUGLAS -- April 14, 2026, Douglas stormwater panel pumps the brakes on consultant's proposed regulation edits. The Douglas Stormwater By-Law Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve its March 17 meeting minutes but declined to advance a package of proposed changes to the town's draft stormwater

Douglas Finance Committee Recommends $35.9 Million FY27 Budget to Town Meeting

DOUGLAS -- April 14, 2026, Douglas Finance Committee recommends $35.9 million FY27 budget and clears 18 of 20 annual town meeting warrant articles. Meeting on April 14, the committee, chaired by Sandy Kuypers and with eight of nine members present, voted unanimously on nearly every item, including a $2,324,

Douglas Finance Committee Recommends $35.9 Million FY27 Budget to Town Meeting

DOUGLAS -- April 14, 2026, Douglas Finance Committee recommends $35.9 million FY27 budget and clears 18 of 20 annual town meeting warrant articles. Meeting on April 14, the committee, chaired by Sandy Kuypers and with eight of nine members present, voted unanimously on nearly every item, including a $2,324,

Clinton Finance Committee Holds Fire Overtime Flat, Cuts Paramedic Slots to Four

CLINTON -- April 14, 2026, Clinton Finance Committee holds fire overtime flat at $500,000 and trims paramedic request. Meeting on April 14, the committee declined to fund the fire chief's projected $750,000 overtime spend, holding the line at the current-year $500,000 appropriation, and limited the

Charlton Select Board Approves $64.9 Million Regional School Budget for FY2027

CHARLTON -- April 14, 2026, Charlton Select Board approves $64.9 million Dudley-Charlton school budget and splits on federal cooperation policy. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District's fiscal year 2027 operating budget of $64,916,011, a 4.35 percent increase

Berlin Planning Board flags legal vulnerability in affordable housing zoning mandate

BERLIN -- April 14, 2026, Berlin Planning Board flags legal risk in inclusionary zoning and eyes $20,000 in town meeting warrant articles. At its April 14 remote session, Chair Tom Sanford reported that town counsel has advised the board that Berlin's existing inclusionary zoning requirement, which compels an

Auburn Planning Board Recommends Nancy Drive Acceptance After 50-Year Delay

AUBURN -- April 14, 2026, Auburn Planning Board recommends Nancy Drive acceptance to Town Meeting, ending a 50-year administrative lapse. The four-member board voted unanimously Tuesday to forward the street's public-way acceptance to Town Meeting after DPW Director and Town Engineer Joanna Paquin explained that the

Town Meeting asked to approve $783,000 Blake Street Park and parking lot project

Northborough Town Meeting will vote on a $783,000 Community Preservation Act request to overhaul Blake Street Pocket Park and part of the adjacent municipal parking lot.

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