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Douglas Master Plan Committee Drops Late Workshop, Confirms Project Can Finish On Budget

DOUGLAS -- January 21, 2026, Douglas Master Plan Committee eliminates planned public workshop and confirms $12,862 project balance. The committee voted to drop a tentative May community workshop from the master plan schedule, relying instead on a required public comment period opening around May 21 once graphic design is complete.

Douglas Master Plan Committee Drops Late Workshop, Confirms Project Can Finish On Budget

DOUGLAS -- January 21, 2026, Douglas Master Plan Committee eliminates planned public workshop and confirms $12,862 project balance. The committee voted to drop a tentative May community workshop from the master plan schedule, relying instead on a required public comment period opening around May 21 once graphic design is complete.

Charlton Planning Board Requires New Site Plan for Amazon Flex Driver Expansion

CHARLTON -- January 21, 2026, Charlton Planning Board tells Amazon it needs a new site plan before adding flex delivery drivers. The board received an informal presentation January 21 from Amazon project manager Matt Fleck, who described a proposed program using personal-vehicle contractors, dispatched by smartphone app, similar to Uber

Charlton Finance Committee Hears Warning of Up to 20 Percent Health Insurance Increase

CHARLTON -- January 21, 2026, Charlton Finance Committee hears warning of up to 20 percent health insurance rate increase as FY27 budget hearings begin. Finance Director Ashley Obrzut told the committee January 21 that the Hampshire Group trust is projecting premium increases of 16 to 20 percent for the coming plan

Sterling Select Board Appoints Highway Deputy, Fills Two Board Vacancies

Sterling Select Board fills highway, zoning, and assessment posts at January meeting. The board voted unanimously on January 20 to appoint Joe Firman as highway deputy superintendent, add Brian Sturgis to the Zoning Board, and reappoint Christopher Parsons to the Board of Assessment Review.

Milford Planning Board approves 336 Main Street site plan amendment unanimously

Milford Planning Board unanimously approves amended site plan for vehicle display lot at 336 Main Street. The board, chaired by Marble M.

Hubbardston Zoning Board Approves One Variance, Denies Another Tuesday

HUBBARDSTON -- January 20, 2026, Hubbardston Zoning Board of Appeals split its decisions Tuesday, approving one setback variance and unanimously denying another. The board voted 4-0 to grant a variance at 1580 Old Westminster Road, with a condition requiring any future structure to remain at least 20 feet from the

Hubbardston Select Board hires assistant treasurer-collector, tightens snow-plow enforcement

HUBBARDSTON -- January 20, 2026, Hubbardston Select Board hires assistant treasurer-collector and authorizes snow-removal warning letters. The board voted 4-0 with one abstention at its January 20 special meeting to offer the assistant treasurer-collector position to Christine Bumpus Clark at $23 per hour for 32 hours per

Berlin Board of Health Plans Hazardous Waste Collection, Tobacco Reg Overhaul

BERLIN -- January 20, 2026, Berlin Board of Health takes up hazardous waste collection and tobacco regulation rewrite after years of inaction. The board, meeting via Zoom on January 20, heard from a Central Massachusetts Tobacco Alliance representative identified only as Joan, who presented a 17-page draft regulation to replace

Library Building Committee Approves $73,638 Electrical Change Order, Authorizes Pipe Demolition

WESTBOROUGH -- January 20, 2026, Westborough Library Building Committee authorizes pipe demolition and clears $73,638 electrical change order. The committee, meeting remotely on January 20, voted unanimously to approve a $50,000 construction change directive to begin demolition of the building's existing chiller water piping after LPA'