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Clinton School Committee Advances HVAC Warrant Request and Special Education Stabilization Fund Proposal

CLINTON -- March 23, 2026, Clinton School Committee eyes $200,000 HVAC warrant article and a new special education stabilization fund as FY27 budget season heats up. Director of Facilities Brian Farragher told the committee at its March 23 meeting that he has requested $200,000 in a potential warrant article

Auburn Select Board Holds Road Funding Petition and Budget Vote Until April

AUBURN -- March 23, 2026, Auburn Select Board defers road-funding petition and manufactured-housing rent control vote to April as warrant review continues. Meeting Monday, the board worked through most of the 29 articles on the May 5 annual town meeting warrant, holding two of the most contested items for

Planning Board continues five Town Meeting zoning articles, presses Turnpike Road property on compliance

SOUTHBOROUGH -- March 23, 2026, Southborough Planning Board unanimously continued five zoning amendments toward the April 11 Annual Town Meeting and pressed Capital Group Properties over persistent lighting, landscaping, and tree violations at 154 Turnpike Road. Chair Meme Luttrell and board member Marnie Hoolahan told applicant William DePietri that his submitted

Westborough Annual Town Meeting Approves $137.9 Million Budget, Defeats Teen Voting Petition

WESTBOROUGH -- March 21, 2026, Westborough annual town meeting approves $137.9 million FY27 budget and $16.8 million in borrowing while rejecting digital billboards, a Research Drive rezoning, and a teen voting petition. Voters approved a fiscal year 2027 general fund budget that raises the average single-family tax bill

Shrewsbury Finance Committee Reviews $169 Million Budget in Day-Long Public Hearing

SHREWSBURY -- March 21, 2026, Shrewsbury's Finance Committee spent a full Saturday reviewing the town's proposed $169 million fiscal year 2027 municipal budget, with the Department of Public Works, Police, Fire, and other departments presenting ahead of the May 18 annual town meeting. Director of Public Works

Select Board member Garcia launches re-election bid, targets tree bylaw and roads

Shrewsbury Select Board member Carlos Garcia formally announced his re-election campaign in a community access TV interview aired March 20.

Mendon board debates Cemetery Street closure, school override

Mendon Select Board weighs a four-month Cemetery Street closure and a looming school override.

Northborough CPA Presents Three Preservation Projects Affordable Within Existing Reserves

Northborough's Community Preservation Committee pitched three CPA-funded preservation projects to Town Meeting, all payable from existing reserves with no free cash or new taxes required.

Southbridge Conservation Commission Continues Wetlands Filing to April 2

SOUTHBRIDGE -- March 19, 2026, Southbridge Conservation Commission continues wetlands filing and flags potential riverbank hazard. The commission voted to continue a Notice of Intent filed by CRB Development, proposing a single-family home, associated site work, and a private sewer system in the buffer zone of a bordering vegetated wetland

Shrewsbury School Department Seeks $94.6 Million in FY27 Budget at Override Cap

SHREWSBURY -- March 19, 2026, Shrewsbury Finance Committee hears $94.6 million school budget request at the 4.75 percent override cap. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kevin Sawyer and School Business Director Chris Girardi presented the initial fiscal year 2027 recommended budget to the Finance Committee at its March 19 public

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