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Auburn Select Board approves emergency plan, fire station update, and FY2027 manager goals

AUBURN — May 11, 2026 — Auburn Select Board approves emergency plan and fire station update as ARPA deadline nears. The board voted 4-0 Monday on three substantive items: the town's updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, the FY2027 Town Manager Goals and Objectives, and a Fall Special Town Meeting

Auburn Board of Health Approves Septic Variance for Oxford Street Property With Monitoring Conditions

AUBURN — May 11, 2026 — Auburn Board of Health grants septic variance for 650 Oxford Street South, flags tobacco and housing emergencies. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve property owner Mr. Patel's appeal of a December order requiring a septic system upgrade at 650 Oxford Street South, citing

Auburn Finance Committee Approves Over $83,000 in Year-End Budget Transfers

AUBURN — May 5, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee approves more than $83,000 in year-end transfers across eight departments. The committee, chaired by Kevin W. Kennedy, voted unanimously on every transfer request at its May 5 meeting, including $24,500 to the Police Department's overtime account to cover

Auburn School Committee bids farewell to 12-year Chair Jessie Harrington at final meeting

AUBURN — April 29, 2026 — Auburn School Committee sends off 12-year Chair Jessie Harrington with legislative citations and unanimous votes. At the April 29 meeting, Superintendent Beth Chamberland, committee member Meghan McCrillis, and State Senator Moore each offered tributes to Harrington, who joined the committee in May 2014 and assumed

Auburn Planning Board gives stalled Southbridge project one final continuance

AUBURN — April 28, 2026 — Auburn Planning Board issues last-chance ultimatum on long-delayed Southbridge Street project. The board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to continue the 282 Southbridge Street site plan modification for Quality Contracting — which seeks to add two commercial buildings of roughly 6,250 square feet each

Auburn Select Board Approves Duck Race License, Apraxia Proclamation in Unanimous Votes

AUBURN — April 27, 2026 — Auburn Select Board unanimously backs Duck Race, Apraxia proclamation, and hears energy manager's first-year report. The board voted 5-0 Monday to issue an open-air license — and separately waive its fee — for the GFWC Auburn Junior Women's Club's

Auburn Conservation Commission Rejects Soil Testing Rollback for Cemetery Project

AUBURN — April 22, 2026 — Auburn Conservation Commission votes to keep strict soil testing at cemetery site, softens on well monitoring. Meeting with a four-member quorum Wednesday, the commission voted 4 to 0 to amend an Order of Conditions for the proposed cemetery at 0 Cemetery Road, reducing a groundwater

Auburn Planning Board Recommends Nancy Drive Acceptance After 50-Year Delay

AUBURN — April 14, 2026 — Auburn Planning Board recommends Nancy Drive acceptance to Town Meeting, ending a 50-year administrative lapse. The four-member board voted unanimously Tuesday to forward the street's public-way acceptance to Town Meeting after DPW Director and Town Engineer Joanna Paquin explained that the

Auburn Select Board Appoints New Town Counsel in Contested 3-2 Vote

AUBURN — April 13, 2026 — Auburn Select Board appoints new town counsel in a 3-2 split and orders a formal DEP contamination inquiry. The board voted Monday to replace its General Town Counsel, accepting the bid of Mead, Talerman & Costa for a one-year term with two possible one-

Auburn School Committee closes FY27 public hearing on $33.9 million budget proposal

AUBURN — April 8, 2026 — Auburn School Committee holds FY27 budget public hearing and approves $33.9 million spending plan for Town Meeting. The committee unanimously closed the public hearing on a proposed $33,968,107.62 FY27 district budget — a 3.92 percent increase over the current year's

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