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Berlin Board of Health Backs Tobacco Coupon Ban, Rejects Distance and Cap Rules

BERLIN -- April 7, 2026, Berlin Board of Health advances tobacco regulation overhaul, banning coupons and free product giveaways while rejecting retailer distance limits. Working item by item through a draft regulatory checklist at the April 7 meeting, the board agreed to ban free tobacco product distribution and coupons, describing both

Southborough Select Board unanimously backs $25 million road bond after divided earlier vote

SOUTHBOROUGH -- April 7, 2026, Southborough Select Board unanimously reversed a split vote to endorse a $25 million road bond and placed four debt exclusion questions on the May 12 ballot. The board voted 5-0 to support Article 13, the Roadway and Sidewalk Improvements borrowing, after Chair Andrew Dennington said

Grafton Planning Board approves solar permit, subdivision extension

Grafton Planning Board clears solar permit and subdivision extension on unanimous 5-0 votes.

Grafton health board tables Tufts consultant contract renewal

Grafton Board of Health tables a $8,352 Tufts consulting contract pending more background.

Gardner Council, Planning Board Close Sign Code Hearing With No Public Opposition

Gardner's City Council and Planning Board closed a joint public hearing Monday on a proposal to relocate the city's sign regulations from the zoning code to a new general ordinance chapter, with no members of the public speaking for or against the change.

Shrewsbury CPC Refines Town Meeting Memo, Launches Signage Requirement Discussion

SHREWSBURY -- April 6, 2026, Shrewsbury's Community Preservation Committee refined its annual town meeting memo and opened a formal debate on requiring funded projects to display acknowledgment signage at its April 6 meeting. The committee corrected a spreadsheet error that had overstated the District 5 schoolhouse funding total at

Oakham Select Board Appoints Interim Town Clerk, Promotes Highway Worker

OAKHAM -- April 6, 2026, Oakham Select Board fills town clerk vacancy on interim basis and moves to shore up Highway Department staffing. The board voted unanimously Monday to appoint Lynn Kelly as interim town clerk through June 30, 2026, at $35 per hour for five to 10 hours per week,

Oakham Select Board Appoints Interim Town Clerk, Promotes Highway Worker

OAKHAM -- April 6, 2026, Oakham Select Board fills town clerk vacancy on interim basis and moves to shore up Highway Department staffing. The board voted unanimously Monday to appoint Lynn Kelly as interim town clerk through June 30, 2026, at $35 per hour for five to 10 hours per week,

Milford Select Board Approves Leaner Fire and Police FY27 Budgets

MILFORD -- April 6, 2026, Milford Select Board unanimously approves constrained FY27 fire and police budgets, accepting service reductions. Finance Director Zach Taylor told the board Monday that the town is on target to meet an unusually tight 2.5 percent overall spending goal, but Fire Chief Mike Pratt warned that

Lunenburg Finance Committee Backs Override Tiers 4-2, Advancing Questions to Town Meeting

LUNENBURG -- April 6, 2026, Lunenburg Finance Committee recommends both Proposition 2 1/2 override tiers 4-2, sending the questions to the May 2 town meeting. Chair Chris and members Tanya, Tom, and Jean voted to recommend a Tier 1 override of $2.4 million and a Tier 2 override

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