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Hubbardston Library Trustees Approve Story Walk Grant Application, Table Basement Phase 2

HUBBARDSTON -- January 8, 2026, Hubbardston Library Trustees voted 4-0 to submit a Community Preservation Act grant application for a permanent story walk installation before a January 15 deadline. Chair Chris Kisiel reported a ceiling collapse in the library's main foyer caused by a pinhole steam pipe leak,

Douglas 250th Anniversary Committee Eyes June 27 for Parade and Community Celebration

DOUGLAS -- January 8, 2026, Douglas volunteers planning the town's 250th anniversary celebration leaned toward a June 27 date at a January 8 committee meeting, stepping back from the original July 4 target after members raised concerns about vacation conflicts, food truck availability, and whether town employees could legally

Douglas 250th Anniversary Committee Eyes June 27 for Parade and Community Celebration

DOUGLAS -- January 8, 2026, Douglas volunteers planning the town's 250th anniversary celebration leaned toward a June 27 date at a January 8 committee meeting, stepping back from the original July 4 target after members raised concerns about vacation conflicts, food truck availability, and whether town employees could legally

Southbridge Subcommittee Approves Auditor, Lease, and Airport Appointment

Southbridge's General Government Subcommittee cleared five items Wednesday, including a long-overdue lease renewal and a three-year auditing contract.

Hubbardston Planning Board Clears All Four Zoning Bylaws Through Attorney General

HUBBARDSTON -- January 7, 2026, Hubbardston's Planning Board confirmed all four of its zoning bylaws have cleared the state attorney general, including a contested battery energy storage bylaw, as the board aligned on priorities for the upcoming annual town meeting. Chair Kristofer Munroe led the three-member quorum, also

Hubbardston Finance Committee approves $17,000 in reserve transfers, reorganizes leadership

HUBBARDSTON -- January 7, 2026, Hubbardston Finance Committee reorganizes and approves $17,000 in emergency reserve transfers at its first post-election meeting. The four-member committee, meeting January 7, elected a new chair, vice chair, and clerk by voice vote before approving a $3,000 transfer to the Department of

Auburn School Committee Advances FY27 Budget, Confronts Student Account Audit Failures

AUBURN -- January 7, 2026, Auburn School Committee confronts years-long student activity account accounting breakdown tied to a $21,170.65 audit variance. At its January 7 meeting, the committee heard Superintendent Dr. Robert Chamberlain and Business Manager Jennifer Stanic detail how individual club spreadsheets at Auburn High School and

Douglas Zoning Board Denies Pine Street Trailer Permit, Cites Bylaw on Catastrophic Events

DOUGLAS -- January 7, 2026, Douglas Zoning Board rejects trailer permit for Pine Street homeowner, continues disputed lakefront lot case. The board voted unanimously to deny a special permit sought by Cassidy Granger to live in a fifth-wheel trailer at 106 Pine Street while constructing a new home, with Acting

Charlton Water Commission Approves FY 2027 Budgets and $18,000 Rate Study

CHARLTON -- January 7, 2026, Charlton Water and Sewer Commission approves FY 2027 budgets and authorizes $18,000 rate study. The commission voted unanimously at its January 7 remote meeting to approve the sewer budget, with the Veolia North America annual contract line increased by $3,000 to buffer a disputed

Charlton Planning Board Continues Villages Multi-Family Hearing, Flags Wetlands Conflict

CHARLTON -- January 7, 2026, Charlton Planning Board continues four public hearings and votes unanimously on all business at a lengthy January 7 session. The most contentious item was the second submittal for GM Properties LLC's 33-unit multi-family Villages development at 35 North Main Street, which has