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Douglas Stormwater By-law Committee Sends Draft Regulations to Planning Board for Review

DOUGLAS -- March 17, 2026, Douglas Stormwater By-law Committee unanimously advances 14-page draft regulations for outside review. The committee voted March 17 to forward its draft stormwater regulations to Planning Board, Highway Director Adam Furnow, who administers the town's MS4 permit, and outside consultant Nick, who helped

Barre's Monty Tech Assessment Drops $3,948 as FY27 Budget Clears Finance Committee Presentation

BARRE -- March 17, 2026, Barre's Monty Tech assessment falls slightly as Finance Committee hears $35.5 million FY27 budget. Monty Tech CFO Tammy Crockett and Superintendent Tom Brown presented the school's proposed FY27 budget of $35,516,660, a 2.53 percent increase driven largely by

Southborough Select Board approves school building committee charge, sets warrant positions

SOUTHBOROUGH -- March 17, 2026, Southborough's Select Board approved the charge for a new Elementary School Building Committee and took positions on a dozen Annual Town Meeting warrant articles Tuesday, while confronting a stark actuarial report showing the town's retiree health benefits liability jumped 40.6 percent

Select Board adopts RDIC charter over commission's objection

Rutland Select Board overrides its own development commission to adopt a broader charter.

Mendon health board tables septic transfer inspection rule

Mendon Board of Health debates a draft rule requiring septic inspections at most property transfers.

Mendon health board tables septic transfer inspection rule

Mendon Board of Health debates a draft rule requiring septic inspections at most property transfers.

Library Trustees Approve Contract, Table Building-Naming Dispute

Mendon library trustees warn a facilities-budget shift could put state accreditation at risk.

Council on Aging approves minutes, addresses building safety gaps

Mendon Council on Aging flags fire-safety gaps, touts $30,000 in volunteer value.

Shrewsbury governance panel hears from former Taunton mayor, plans internal outreach and public survey

SHREWSBURY -- March 16, 2026, Shrewsbury Form of Government Study Committee hears from a former Taunton mayor and state fiscal official as it moves toward internal outreach and a public survey. Robert Nunez, who served 11 years as mayor of Taunton, eight years as Massachusetts Deputy Commissioner of Revenue overseeing the

Oakham Select Board Votes to Extend Overtime Pay to Part-Time Snow Plow Drivers

OAKHAM -- March 16, 2026, Oakham Select Board votes to pay part-time plow drivers overtime after eight consecutive hours. The board voted unanimously March 16 to extend time-and-a-half protections to seasonal snow-and-ice drivers working continuous shifts, resolving an ambiguity in the town's personnel

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