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Clinton Select Board Votes 4-1 to Hire Karen Clark as Town Administrator

CLINTON -- April 1, 2026, Clinton Select Board picks Karen Clark as next town administrator in a 4-1 vote. The board debated at length whether Clark, currently a town administrator in Millbury, offered a stronger overall profile than a competing finalist identified only as Alex, whom members Bill Conley and

Charlton Planning Board Awards Master Plan Contract to VHB, Tables Solar Bond Policy

CHARLTON -- April 1, 2026, Charlton Planning Board awards master plan contract to VHB and hears pitch to rescind Stretch Energy Code. At its April 1 meeting, the board confirmed it had sent an acceptance letter to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin following the RFP award for a new town master plan, with

Berlin Conservation Commission Sets ATV Enforcement Deadline, Advances Rail Trail Planning

BERLIN -- April 1, 2026, Berlin Conservation Commission moves toward Environmental Police referral for Allen Road ATV violators. At its April 1 meeting, the commission gave the owner of an Allen Road property, where ATVs and motorcycles have caused damage including destruction of a stand of mountain laurel and illegal wetland

Auburn Finance Committee Recommends $34M School Budget, Four Other Education Budgets

AUBURN -- April 1, 2026, Auburn Finance Committee recommends more than $66 million in education budgets for FY2027 Town Meeting. Meeting on April 1, the committee unanimously backed a $33,968,107 Auburn School Department budget, a 3.92 percent increase, presented by outgoing Superintendent Dr. Chamberlain in her final budget

Sewer Commission Approves Two Drain Layer Licenses, Three Permits

Millbury Sewer Commission clears licenses, permits and a $370 billing fix in a brief session.

Oakham Finance Committee Cuts Council on Aging Coordinator to Close $113,000 Budget Gap

OAKHAM -- March 31, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee eliminates Council on Aging coordinator post to help close a $113,000 fiscal 2027 budget gap. Meeting Tuesday night, the committee, chaired by Corey Packard and attended by Board of Selectmen Chair Von Epikowski and Vice Chair Michael Brunel as non-voting observers,

Lunenburg Sewer Commission to Seal Laurel Lane Line Leaking 10,000 Gallons Daily

LUNENBURG -- March 31, 2026, Lunenburg Sewer Commission moves to seal a Laurel Lane pump line estimated at 10,000 gallons of daily infiltration. Commissioner Dan Proctor reported the find after twice visiting the site, where a disconnected inch-and-a-quarter line, taken out of service years ago when a

Lunenburg Select Board Places Two-Tier Proposition 2½ Override on Town Election Ballot

LUNENBURG -- March 31, 2026, Lunenburg Select Board advances two-tier Proposition 2½ override to annual town election ballot at $2.4 million and $3.3 million. The board voted unanimously at its March 31 meeting to place the questions on the election ballot as Question 1 and Question 2, rejecting

Hubbardston Zoning Board Approves Williamsville Road Garage Variance Unanimously

HUBBARDSTON -- March 31, 2026, Hubbardston Zoning Board approves garage variance with reduced side yard setback on Williamsville Road. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 with one abstention Tuesday to grant Matthew Nowlan a dimensional variance at 101 Williamsville Road, reducing the required minimum side yard setback from 30

Hubbardston Zoning Board Approves Williamsville Road Garage Variance Unanimously

HUBBARDSTON -- March 31, 2026, Hubbardston Zoning Board approves garage variance with reduced side yard setback on Williamsville Road. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 with one abstention Tuesday to grant Matthew Nowlan a dimensional variance at 101 Williamsville Road, reducing the required minimum side yard setback from 30

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