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Berlin Finance Committee Deadlocks on $9.9 Million Regional School Budget

BERLIN -- March 25, 2026, Berlin Finance Committee splits 2-2 on the Berlin-Boylston Regional School District's revised $9.9 million assessment for fiscal year 2027. The deadlock came after district administrators submitted a last-minute $157,593 operating reduction, received around 5 p.m. on the day

Berlin Finance Committee Deadlocks on $9.9 Million Regional School Budget

BERLIN -- March 25, 2026, Berlin Finance Committee splits 2-2 on the Berlin-Boylston Regional School District's revised $9.9 million assessment for fiscal year 2027. The deadlock came after district administrators submitted a last-minute $157,593 operating reduction, received around 5 p.m. on the day

Auburn Finance Committee Recommends $6.5 Million Fire Budget After Overtime Debate

AUBURN -- March 25, 2026, Auburn Finance Committee approves $6,556,115 fire budget after debate over overtime funding and ambulance-receipt transparency. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend the town manager's fire department budget, which carries an additional $2.2 million in ambulance-receipt offsets not visible

Auburn Conservation Commission closes Rockland Road hearing, orders conditions by April 8

AUBURN -- March 25, 2026, Auburn Conservation Commission closes a nearly three-year public hearing on a Rockland Road wetlands case. The commission voted 5 to 0 Wednesday to close the public hearing on a Notice of Intent filed by Michael Marinis of InSite Engineering for commercial and industrial renovations at

Millbury board approves manager, police chief salary raises

Millbury Select Board approves raises after closing a $1.6 million budget gap.

West Brookfield Finance Committee Approves Budgets, Senior Center to Close Fridays

West Brookfield Finance Committee votes through a dozen budgets and hears three school closure scenarios as town faces structural deficit.

Gardner Planning Board Approves Pearl Street Subdivision, Grants Cannabis Delivery Permit

GARDNER -- March 24, 2026, Gardner Planning Board advances a 46-unit Pearl Street subdivision and approves a cannabis delivery permit in the same session. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the preliminary subdivision plan submitted by Dan Sheen of Haley Ward on behalf of FWP Realty Partners, covering a

Shrewsbury Select Board backs Elizabeth Gardens housing expansion, restructures EMS funding

SHREWSBURY -- March 24, 2026, Shrewsbury Select Board hears pitch for affordable housing expansion at Elizabeth Gardens, restructures EMS startup funding. The Shrewsbury Housing Authority, appearing before the board Tuesday, outlined a conceptual plan to add as many as 22 duplex-style units behind the authority's existing 36-unit

SELCO Commission Votes to Send $776,765 to Shrewsbury General Fund

SHREWSBURY -- March 24, 2026, Shrewsbury's municipal utility commission approved a $776,765 payment in lieu of taxes to the town's general fund, level-funded with the prior year. The SELCO Commission voted unanimously at its March 24 morning session to approve separate electric and cable pilot

Shrewsbury Library Trustees Defer Vote on Easing Child Supervision Rules

SHREWSBURY -- March 24, 2026, Shrewsbury Library Trustees decline to immediately ease child supervision policy, will gather more information. The Board of Library Trustees voted to continue until its April 28 meeting any decision on whether to allow fifth and sixth graders to use the Shrewsbury Public Library without adult accompaniment,

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