Board of Health votes to ease tobacco suspension rule, rescind violation
Mendon Board of Health eases tobacco suspension rule, clears Cumberland Farms.
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Zoning Board approves four-lot Hartford Avenue frontage variance
Mendon Zoning Board approves reduced-frontage variance for four-lot Hartford Avenue subdivision.
Planning Board approves backlogged minutes, Milford Street lot line
Mendon Planning Board catches up on three months of minutes, endorses a Milford Street lot line shift.
Southbridge Subcommittee Backs Heritage Trail Grant Bid After Two Failed Attempts
Southbridge's Joint Education and Human Services Subcommittee voted unanimously to pursue a $500,000 state trail grant for Heritage Trail improvements and to accept a $250 donation for the Senior Center.
Southbridge Animal Control Committee Approves $46,000 Design Change Order
Southbridge's Animal Control Shelter Building Committee unanimously approved a $46,000 change order to its design contract with McLaurin, bringing the total professional services agreement to $110,852.
Douglas Building Panel Advances Fire Station Bid, Reviews Costlier Demolition Project
DOUGLAS -- January 21, 2026, Douglas Building and Facilities Construction Committee charts path on fire station bid and asbestos demolition. The committee, chaired by Shirley Mazinski, received updates from facilities administrator Matt Wojcik at the January 21 meeting on a range of municipal capital projects. Wojcik said issuing a fire station
Berlin Conservation Commission Backs Grant Push for Highland Ridge Trail Bridge
BERLIN -- January 21, 2026, Berlin Conservation Commission backs letter of support for an $8,000 engineered trail bridge at Highland Ridge Woods. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to have its administrator draft the letter backing Sudbury Valley Trustees' grant applications for a fiberglass-reinforced polymer stream crossing estimated at
Auburn School Committee approves superintendent contract, draws special education funds
AUBURN -- January 21, 2026, Auburn School Committee unanimously approves contract for incoming superintendent Dr. R.J. Scaza. The committee, chaired by Harrington, voted at its January 21 meeting to authorize the chair to execute the one-year employment contract with Scaza, who was to receive the signed agreement the following
Auburn Finance Committee approves $260,000-plus in transfers, launches FY27 budget review
AUBURN -- January 21, 2026, Auburn Finance Committee approves more than $260,000 in transfers and schedules department budget hearings to begin February 25. The committee, chaired by Kevin W. Kennedy, moved through 13 reserve fund and salary transfers at its January 21 meeting, the largest of which was a $50,
Planning Board Releases Long-Disputed Paula Lane Lot, Hears Trail Access Ruling
DUDLEY -- January 21, 2026, Dudley Planning Board voted to release a long-disputed subdivision lot and heard town counsel affirm that a condo association cannot block public use of a walking trail. The board approved the release of Lot 14 at Paula Lane and Circle Drive on a 4-0