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Charlton Launches Opioid Grant Program With $2,500 Per-Application Cap

CHARLTON — June 16, 2026 — Charlton Select Board creates opioid grant program, approves AI policy, and hears plowing dispute. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a formal Opioid Settlement Fund grant program, capping initial individual awards at $2,500 from roughly $10,000 in uncommitted settlement funds, with Town Administrator

Charlton Child and Recreation Commission approves irrigation repairs, elects new chair

CHARLTON — June 8, 2026 — Charlton's Child and Recreation Commission reorganized, elected new leadership, and advanced a slate of field improvement measures at its June 8 meeting. The commission unanimously elected Ross as chair and Patsy Redlock as vice chair in a reorganization delayed from May, then approved up

Charlton Planning Board Pushes Battery Storage Developer to Overhaul Community Outreach

CHARLTON — June 3, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board grills battery storage developer over safety, outreach, and state override authority. ESA pre-development principal Wes Shaeffer and communications manager Ernest Calderon spent nearly two hours fielding questions from board members and residents about a proposed 150-megawatt, roughly 58-container Tesla Megapack

Charlton Commission Closes Little Nugget Lake Hearing, Issues Negative Determinations on Two Properties

CHARLTON — May 27, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission closes public hearing on Little Nugget Lake aquatic management program. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to close the hearing on Notice of Intent DEP No. 128-2012, which proposes annual survey-driven management of invasive and nuisance vegetation at the 14-acre freshwater

Charlton Select Board Approves Health Insurance Switch and Four Volunteer Board Appointments

CHARLTON — May 26, 2026 — Charlton Select Board unanimously transitions town health insurance and awards two scholarships at May 26 meeting. The board voted to enter into joint purchase agreements with the Mass Strategic Health Group and the Southern Worcester County Health Insurance Group, moving the town out of the Hampshire

Charlton Planning Board continues contested Beach Middle Road subdivision amid septic and fire access disputes

CHARLTON — May 20, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board continued four active applications and reorganized its leadership at a lengthy May 20 session. The board voted unanimously to continue the C.R. Hansen, LLC Beach Middle Road subdivision hearing to June 17, directing special town counsel Attorney Christopher Alvin of Blackman, Bobrowski,

Charlton ZBA Unanimously Overturns Enforcement Ruling on Burlingame Road Garage

CHARLTON — May 19, 2026 — Charlton Zoning Board overturns enforcement ruling on Burlingame Road garage, grants Schoolhouse Road variance. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously, 5-0, on Tuesday to overturn a March 12, 2026, determination by Building Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement Officer Kurt Meskis that a 40-by-60-

Charlton Recreation Commission Defers Irrigation Vote, Flags Scorer's Tower as Safety Hazard

CHARLTON — May 19, 2026 — Charlton Recreation Commission defers irrigation vote, flags scorer's tower at Maynard Field as safety priority. At its May 19 meeting, the commission heard a report from grounds contact Nick that Economy Sprinkler assessed the dormant irrigation system at Allen Field and Little League Field

Charlton Town Meeting Rejects Bid to Repeal 2016 Stretch Energy Code

CHARLTON — May 18, 2026 — Charlton Town Meeting voted 71 to 41 to keep the town's Stretch Energy Code, defeating a citizen petition to repeal the building efficiency standard adopted in 2016. Robert Lemansky of 157 Sunset Drive, the petitioner, argued that the state has amended the code three

Charlton Conservation Commission gives Worcester Road owner 14 days to stabilize site

CHARLTON — May 13, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission orders Worcester Road construction site stabilized within 14 business days or face daily fines. Conservation and Stormwater Director Rose Conway read into the record a May 12 site inspection report by outside monitor Art Allen describing at least five acres of exposed, unstabilized

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