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Berlin-Boylston School Committee Votes 5-1 to Approve Net-Zero Boylston Staffing Swap

BERLIN -- April 10, 2026, Berlin-Boylston School Committee votes 5-1 to reshuffle Boylston Elementary staffing at no net budget cost. The committee approved changes to the FY27 operating budget that eliminate a 0.6 FTE ELA coaching position at Boylston Elementary and redistribute those dollars to restore two full-

Millbury Cuts School Roof Borrowing to $15.5 Million After Low Bids

Millbury schools will borrow $15.5 million instead of $19.7 million for a roof and HVAC overhaul after bids came in low.

Mendon Council on Aging Authorizes Gift for Departing Minstrels Leader

Mendon Council on Aging votes $100 farewell gift as longtime Minstrels coordinator steps down. Director Amy Wilson Kent said health issues — "knee replacements, a meniscus tear, a stroke for one person, eye problems" — led Dave Clinkman to resign after roughly 17 years leading the senior chorus.

Subcommittee approves six FY2027 budgets, corrects Bay Path assessment by $19,000

Southbridge's Education and Human Services Subcommittee voted unanimously to forward six FY2027 department budgets to the Town Council at its April 9 meeting, headlined by a last-minute correction to the Bay Path Regional Technical School assessment.

Oakham Finance Committee Cuts Budget Gap Below $200,000, Eyes Override Vote

Oakham Finance Committee trims town budget gap below $200,000, weighs Prop 2.5 override.

Southbridge DPW Subcommittee Advances $278,800 Emergency Boiler Repair and Two Budgets

SOUTHBRIDGE -- April 9, 2026, Southbridge DPW subcommittee approves emergency boiler contract and forwards $2.76 million in budgets to Town Council. The Joint DPW Subcommittee and Town Council, meeting April 9 with four members present and Councilor Adam excused, voted 4-0 on every item, including a $278,800 transfer

Shrewsbury Finance Committee Approves Library HVAC Transfer, Advances FY27 Town Meeting Warrant

SHREWSBURY -- April 9, 2026, Shrewsbury's Finance Committee previewed more than two dozen town meeting warrant articles and approved a library HVAC reserve transfer at its April 9 meeting. Town Manager Kevin Mizekar presented a restructured emergency medical services budget of $762,637, down from a $1 million projection

Milford Zoning Board approves two special permits, accepts third applicant's withdrawal

MILFORD -- April 9, 2026, Milford Zoning Board approves two residential special permits and accepts a variance withdrawal at its April 9 hearing. The board unanimously approved a special permit allowing Laura Biel Santos to add a second story to a nonconforming one-story Cape at 3 Colonial Road, conditioned on

Clinton Schools Request $1.96 Million Budget Increase, Propose Special Ed Stabilization Fund

CLINTON -- April 9, 2026, Clinton schools seek $1.96 million more in FY27, blaming three unbudgeted residential special education placements. Superintendent David Meyer, presenting to a joint session of the Select Board and Finance Committee on April 9, said the district cut its preliminary general fund request by more than

Bolton Select Board votes unanimously to lay out Moderator Way for town meeting acceptance

BOLTON -- April 9, 2026, Bolton Select Board unanimously lays out Moderator Way and ratifies police union contract at rare in-person meeting. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to accept the layout of Moderator Way under a Street Acceptance Plan dated December 15, 2025 and revised March 13, 2026, clearing

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