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Berlin Finance Committee Recommends 14 Town Meeting Articles in Single Night

BERLIN — March 11, 2026 — Berlin's Finance Committee recommended 14 annual town meeting warrant articles in a single session March 11, advancing $276,145 in public safety capital spending and a slate of Community Preservation Act projects, while deferring votes on two stabilization fund contributions pending final school district

Berlin Planning Board Votes to Press Developer on Inclusionary Zoning Dispute

BERLIN — March 10, 2026 — Berlin's Planning Board voted 5-0 to send a revised letter to a developer's attorney and alert the building inspector over an inclusionary zoning dispute tied to an eight-lot subdivision. Board member Thomas Andrew, who drafted the original letter, rewrote it

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

Boylston-Berlin School Committee Approves Field Trips, Defers Budget Vote to March 10

BERLIN — March 3, 2026 — Boylston-Berlin Regional School Committee punts budget decision to March 10 hearing as assessment increases reach 12.34 percent for Boylston. Director of Business and Finance Aaron Osborne presented a level-service fiscal 2027 budget Tuesday showing Boylston's operating assessment rising by $1,124,

Berlin Select Board Approves Interim TA Charge, Carnival Permit, and Polling Location Move

BERLIN — March 2, 2026 — Berlin Select Board approves interim administrator charge and advances town administrator search on a busy Monday night. The board unanimously approved a "stabilizer" charge for interim Town Administrator Jeffrey Donahue — introduced at the meeting on his first formal day — giving him authority beyond routine

Berlin Commission Closes Wheeler Pond Dam Hearing, Eyes March Order of Conditions

BERLIN — February 18, 2026 — Berlin Conservation Commission closes Wheeler Pond Dam removal hearing and clears barn RDA in single session. The commission voted unanimously February 18 to close the public hearing on the Wheeler Pond Dam removal, DEP file 107-0280, after receiving word that a 401 Water Quality Certification

Berlin Board of Health Orders Letter to Whitney Estates Over Lapsed Operator Contracts

BERLIN — February 17, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health moves to compel Whitney Estates into compliance after finding no licensed operator for its shared well or septic system. The board directed its health agent, identified in the meeting only as Bill, to send a formal letter to the complex's

Berlin-Boylston School Committee Appoints Hoffs, Previews $26.9 Million Budget

BERLIN — February 10, 2026 — Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee appointed Jacqueline Hoffs to a vacant seat and received a preliminary $26.9 million FY27 budget proposal at its February 10 meeting. The committee voted 4-0, with one abstention, to seat Hoffs — a seven-year Boylston Elementary PTO co-chair

Berlin Planning Board Tables Subdivision Endorsement, Cites Affordable Housing Trigger

BERLIN — February 10, 2026 — Berlin Planning Board tables lot endorsement after finding eight-unit subdivision likely triggered town's inclusionary zoning bylaw. Chair Thomas Sanford halted action on an Approval Not Required lot-line reconfiguration for applicant Mark Rhodes on Randall Road after determining that two sequential ANR submissions

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