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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.

Finance Committee hears Wachusett budget could rise 3.09 percent

Wachusett Regional schools could cut Rutland's assessment hike from 7.5 percent to about 5.07 percent.

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

Milford School Committee Told Building Reimbursement Rate Lower Than Widely Cited Figure

MILFORD -- March 19, 2026, Milford School Committee hears MSBA building update, flags reimbursement rate confusion, and considers calendar redesign. At the March 19 meeting, a building committee representative told the school committee that the 77 percent state reimbursement rate widely cited in the community overstates what the Massachusetts School Building

Lunenburg Finance Committee Continues Budget Public Hearing to March 26

LUNENBURG -- March 19, 2026, Lunenburg Finance Committee delays budget public hearing one week amid unresolved school budget questions. The committee voted unanimously at its March 19 meeting to open the annual budget public hearing and immediately continue it to March 26 at 7 p.m., with Chair Chris citing a

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