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Southborough School Committee approves Neary renovation bid documents after special town meeting win

SOUTHBOROUGH -- March 11, 2026, Southborough School Committee advances Neary renovation bid and hears $365,000 smart board request at March 11 meeting. The committee unanimously approved bid documents for a $175,000 feasibility and schematic design study of Neary Elementary School, setting a March 23 site visit and an April

Southborough School Committee approves Neary renovation bid documents after special town meeting win

SOUTHBOROUGH -- March 11, 2026, Southborough School Committee advances Neary renovation bid and hears $365,000 smart board request at March 11 meeting. The committee unanimously approved bid documents for a $175,000 feasibility and schematic design study of Neary Elementary School, setting a March 23 site visit and an April

Dudley Planning Board Certifies Sophie's Way Subdivision Complete, Retains $1,500 for Rain Gardens

DUDLEY -- March 11, 2026, Dudley Planning Board certifies Sophie's Way subdivision complete on a 4-1 vote, ending a multi-year dispute. The board, meeting March 11, issued the Form J certificate of completion for the five-lot Sawmill Road LLC subdivision after Graves Engineering's October

Douglas Planning Board continues Pine Sand earth removal hearing pending MassDOT letter

DOUGLAS -- March 11, 2026, Douglas Planning Board unanimously advances a new 95,000-cubic-yard earth removal permit for Pine, Sand, and Stone Incorporated along Route 146 while pressing an agricultural development for overdue soil data. The board voted to authorize staff to draft a conditional decision on special permit

Charlton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across Four Departments

CHARLTON -- March 11, 2026, Charlton Finance Committee launches FY27 budget hearings across four departments, with a caution on long-term sustainability. Town Administrator Andrew Gazda presented a preliminary draft consolidated budget showing a projected positive variance of $1.1 million but warned that last year's new-growth windfall

Charlton Conservation Commission closes five hearings, continues multi-family housing case to May

CHARLTON -- March 11, 2026, Charlton Conservation Commission approved five actions and continued two hearings at its March 11 meeting. The commission closed public hearings and issued orders of conditions for a transmission line upgrade along Carpenter Hill Road replacing 60 wooden poles with steel structures along line U-173, and

Millbury Water Board approves $33,750 in betterments for mall project

Millbury Water Board approves $33,750 in betterments, previews $1.7 million pump station request. The board unanimously committed six sewer betterments totaling $33,750, the largest for a new multi-tenant building at the mall billed at $7,500 per 10,000 square feet.

Millbury Select Board closes most of $1.6 million budget gap

Millbury narrows a $1.6 million budget gap, sidesteps mass layoffs.

Southbridge School Library Has Had No Book Budget Since 2023 Grant

Southbridge School Committee learns its elementary school library has received no book budget since a 2023 grant and that 85 percent of its collection is outdated.

Northborough Brings White Cliffs Lease, Purchase, and Rezoning to April Town Meeting

Northborough will ask Town Meeting to approve a lease-to-purchase deal, a tax abatement, and a rezoning for the White Cliffs property at 167 Main Street.

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