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Charlton Board Appoints Town Clerk, Authorizes Fire Department Breathing Equipment Lease

CHARLTON — April 28, 2026 — Charlton Select Board formally appoints Town Clerk Karen LaCroix and authorizes a fire equipment lease at April 28 session. In a unanimous 4-0 roll-call vote, the board appointed LaCroix as the town's first appointed Town Clerk, completing a two-year transition that

Charlton Select Board Approves $64.9 Million Regional School Budget for FY2027

CHARLTON — April 14, 2026 — Charlton Select Board approves $64.9 million Dudley-Charlton school budget and splits on federal cooperation policy. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District's fiscal year 2027 operating budget of $64,916,011, a 4.35 percent increase

Charlton ZBA Approves Smith Road ADU Variance, Defers Commercial Garage Appeal

CHARLTON — April 7, 2026 — Charlton Zoning Board approves Smith Road ADU garage variance and defers commercial garage dispute to May 19. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to grant a variance allowing James and Linda Pietro of 39 Smith Road to attach a two-car garage approximately 400 square feet larger

Charlton Board of Health Reorganizes Leadership, Targets Rat Colony on Route 20

CHARLTON — April 7, 2026 — Charlton's Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to reorganize its leadership and heard an urgent report on a rat colony of an estimated 300 to 400 animals near the Dunkin' Donuts dumpsters on Route 20. Health Director James Philbrook described plans for a

Charlton Planning Board Awards Master Plan Contract to VHB, Tables Solar Bond Policy

CHARLTON — April 1, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board awards master plan contract to VHB and hears pitch to rescind Stretch Energy Code. At its April 1 meeting, the board confirmed it had sent an acceptance letter to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin following the RFP award for a new town master plan, with

Charlton Commission Orders Industrial Site Stabilization or Faces Daily $300 Fines

CHARLTON — March 25, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission gives industrial property owner 14 days to stabilize six cleared acres or pay $300-per-day fines. The commission voted unanimously at its March 25 meeting to issue a formal enforcement order against the owner of 253 Worcester Road, identified in discussion as

Charlton Switches Health Insurer, Freezing Employee Rates at Zero Percent for FY27

CHARLTON — March 24, 2026 — Charlton Select Board unanimously approves switch to new health insurer, introducing deductible for first time. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to accept the Insurance Advisory Committee's recommendation to move town employees from Hampshire Group to the Mass Strategic Health Group plan — a

Charlton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across Four Departments

CHARLTON — March 11, 2026 — Charlton Finance Committee launches FY27 budget hearings across four departments, with a caution on long-term sustainability. Town Administrator Andrew Gazda presented a preliminary draft consolidated budget showing a projected positive variance of $1.1 million but warned that last year's new-growth windfall

Charlton Conservation Commission closes five hearings, continues multi-family housing case to May

CHARLTON — March 11, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission approved five actions and continued two hearings at its March 11 meeting. The commission closed public hearings and issued orders of conditions for a transmission line upgrade along Carpenter Hill Road replacing 60 wooden poles with steel structures along line U-173, and

Charlton Select Board Closes ATM Warrant, Awards $266,850 Grounds Contract to Local Firm

CHARLTON — March 10, 2026 — Charlton Select Board unanimously closed its Annual Town Meeting warrant and awarded a $266,850 grounds maintenance contract at its March 10 meeting. The three-member quorum — Chairman Karen Spiewak, Vice Chairman Stephen Koronis, and Clerk Basia Zurawski — approved a three-year contract for recreational property

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