Conservation board continues Lake Singletary permit fight to April
Millbury Conservation Commission continues Lake Singletary permit fight amid rare state appeal over lake drawdown.
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Finance Committee Approves Municipal Budgets With Town More Than $700,000 in Deficit
West Brookfield Finance Committee approves a string of lean municipal budgets while warning the town is more than $700,000 in deficit.
Milford Planning Board rejects two ZBA applications, advances food truck bylaw
Milford Planning Board sends unfavorable recommendations on two ZBA applications and advances food truck bylaw update. Member Joseph A.
Lunenburg School Committee corrects $500,000 error, tables athletic trainer cut
Lunenburg School Committee corrects a $500,000 budget error, dropping the reported FY27 deficit from roughly $2.4 million to $1,978,307. Superintendent Dr.
Lunenburg Conservation Commission Opens Review of 20-Unit Townsend Road Development
Lunenburg Conservation Commission opens review of a proposed 20-unit townhouse development on New West Townsend Road.
Hubbardston Planning Board Orders Aquifer Briefing, Neighbor Outreach on Overlay District
HUBBARDSTON -- March 4, 2026, Hubbardston Planning Board agrees to abutter outreach and aquifer briefing for sand pit overlay district. The three-member board, Chair Kristofer Munroe, Alan Carpenter, and Francois Steiger, spent most of its March 4 meeting working through two policy concerns raised by Associate Member Mark Kresge: whether
Berlin Finance Committee Confronts School District Over Rising Assessment, Budget Pressure
BERLIN -- March 4, 2026, Berlin Finance Committee pressed the regional school district to redirect accumulated surplus funds as the town faces a growing FY27 budget gap. Finance Committee Chair Jim reported that after a late-night exchange at the March 4 meeting drew a response from the district's
Berlin Conservation Commission Advances Rail Trail Grant, Moves on Snowmobile Trespass
BERLIN -- March 4, 2026, Berlin Conservation Commission pursues $300,000 rail trail design grant and escalates snowmobile trespass enforcement. At the March 4 meeting, a commission member reported submitting a Mass Trails grant application in January seeking $240,000 in state funds plus $60,000 in existing town match for
Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget at 3.92 percent increase
AUBURN -- March 4, 2026, Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget at 3.92 percent after $100,000 town-requested cut. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the revised budget, down from a 4.19 percent increase, after Superintendent Dr. Jack Chamberlain adjusted five open staff positions from a master&
Auburn Finance Committee Recommends FY27 Budgets for Police, Library, and IT Departments
AUBURN -- March 4, 2026, Auburn Finance Committee recommends FY27 departmental budgets totaling more than $8 million across police, library, IT, and other town departments. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance a $913,641 public library budget, more than double the library's salary spending from fiscal year 2023,