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Hubbardston Conservation Commission Continues All Hearings After Agenda Posting Failure

HUBBARDSTON -- April 7, 2026, Hubbardston Conservation Commission could not vote at its April 7 meeting after the commission's clerk acknowledged posting the agenda less than 48 hours before the session, a violation of the Open Meeting Law. All three public hearings on the agenda, a Notice of Intent

Douglas Select Board Accepts Fire Grant, Appoints Hearing Officer, Ratifies EMS Contract

DOUGLAS -- April 7, 2026, Douglas Select Board bolsters fire department enforcement and equipment in busy April session. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Matt Wojcik as the town's municipal hearing officer under MGL Chapter 148A, giving the Fire Department authority to issue tiered non-criminal citations of

Douglas Select Board Accepts Fire Grant, Appoints Hearing Officer, Ratifies EMS Contract

DOUGLAS -- April 7, 2026, Douglas Select Board bolsters fire department enforcement and equipment in busy April session. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Matt Wojcik as the town's municipal hearing officer under MGL Chapter 148A, giving the Fire Department authority to issue tiered non-criminal citations of

Douglas Finance Committee Reviews Tight Budget With 20 School Cuts and Surprise Backhoe Failure

DOUGLAS -- April 7, 2026, Douglas Finance Committee previews tight May 4 town meeting warrant dominated by school cuts, capital needs, and a vanishing free cash cushion. Meeting April 7, the committee heard that a surprise highway backhoe failure and doubled sludge-disposal costs, the water department's single largest

Douglas Capital Planning Committee Approves Five-Year Plan Through Fiscal Year 2032

DOUGLAS -- April 7, 2026, Douglas Capital Planning Committee approves five-year capital plan through fiscal year 2032. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the plan, which targets roughly $1.25 million in annual capital spending and adds a placeholder for a highway facility bond in fiscal year 2028 at

Clinton Boards Hear Call for Full-Time HR Post and $13.5 Million Library Borrowing

CLINTON -- April 7, 2026, Clinton boards review $13.5 million library borrowing and HR staffing gap at joint session. The Select Board and Finance Committee met jointly April 7 to work through departmental budget requests, with Library Director Marie Lithhart presenting the terms of an $11,316,000 state construction

Clinton Planning Board Directs Kennel Bylaw Update for Spring Town Meeting

CLINTON -- April 7, 2026, Clinton Planning Board moves to update kennel zoning ahead of spring town meeting. At its April 7 meeting, the board directed town staff to work with Town Counsel to draft a narrow kennel bylaw amendment limiting kennel uses, including doggy daycares, to commercial and industrial districts

Charlton ZBA Approves Smith Road ADU Variance, Defers Commercial Garage Appeal

CHARLTON -- April 7, 2026, Charlton Zoning Board approves Smith Road ADU garage variance and defers commercial garage dispute to May 19. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to grant a variance allowing James and Linda Pietro of 39 Smith Road to attach a two-car garage approximately 400 square feet larger

Charlton Board of Health Reorganizes Leadership, Targets Rat Colony on Route 20

CHARLTON -- April 7, 2026, Charlton's Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to reorganize its leadership and heard an urgent report on a rat colony of an estimated 300 to 400 animals near the Dunkin' Donuts dumpsters on Route 20. Health Director James Philbrook described plans for a

Berlin-Boylston School Committee Approves $25.7M Budget, Plans Friday Follow-Up on Cuts

BERLIN -- April 7, 2026, Berlin-Boylston School Committee approves a $25.7 million FY27 operating budget on a 5-1 vote, leaving key staffing questions unresolved. The committee voted Tuesday to adopt a $25,696,973 operating budget, setting Berlin's total assessment at $9,009,337 and Boylston&

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