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Charlton Board of Health Awaits DEP Approval to Resume Flint Road Landfill Work

CHARLTON — March 10, 2026 — Charlton Board of Health tracks Flint Road landfill approvals and raises solar panel PFAS concerns. The board, meeting March 10, heard from Health Director James Philbrook that the Flint Road landfill project remains on hold pending state Department of Environmental Protection approval of a soil import

Charlton Planning Board Approves Conditional Temporary Occupancy for Boston Outdoor Living

CHARLTON — March 4, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board unanimously approved conditional temporary occupancy sign-off for Boston Outdoor Living and selected VHB to lead the town's master plan update at its March 4 meeting. The board authorized the building commissioner to issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for the

Charlton ZBA Continues Smith Road ADU Hearing, Approves Pizza Shop Storage Permit

CHARLTON — March 3, 2026 — Charlton Zoning Board continues Smith Road ADU case, unanimously approves City Depot Road storage permit. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously March 3 to continue to April 7 a variance petition from James and Linda Pietro of 39 Smith Road, whose plans for a roughly

Charlton Finance Committee Receives Fire, Library, Building, and Sewer Budget Requests for Fiscal 2027

CHARLTON — February 25, 2026 — Charlton Finance Committee hears sweeping FY27 budget requests, defers building fee vote. The committee received budget presentations from the Fire, Library, Water/Sewer, and Building departments at its February 25 session, with the Fire Department consuming most of the evening as Chief Rob outlined a plan

Charlton Select Board Votes Unanimously to Begin Health Insurance Carrier Switch

CHARLTON — February 24, 2026 — Charlton Select Board unanimously votes to begin switching employee health insurance away from Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust. The board voted 5-0 on February 24 to authorize the formal process under MGL Chapter 32B, Sections 21 to 23, the required legal step before the town

Charlton Planning Board Denies Site Plan Waiver for Route 20 Storage Yard

CHARLTON — February 18, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board unanimously denied a site plan waiver for a proposed Route 20 storage container and truck-staging operation, requiring a full site plan submission instead. Building Commissioner Curt Meskus advised applicant Ken Kaszowski — whose asphalt maintenance company is currently run out of his home

Charlton Conservation Commission fines City Depot Road developer for stormwater violations

CHARLTON — February 11, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission voted unanimously to fine the owner of 60 City Depot Road for stormwater violations after a January 14 EPA inspection found no tracking pad, an unpermitted trench near wetlands, unposted required signage, and a false claim to federal inspectors that McClure Engineering was

Charlton Select Board Defeats Reorganization Motion 3-2, Spiewak Remains Chair

CHARLTON — February 10, 2026 — Charlton Select Board voted 3-2 to keep Chair Karen Spiewak in place, rejecting a reorganization motion that exposed sharp internal conflict at the February 10 meeting. Member David Singer, who requested the item, told the board that Spiewak had on at least six recorded occasions

Charlton Planning Board Continues Hansen Road Hearing, Demands Full Engineering Package

CHARLTON — February 4, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board continues disputed road hearing, advances master plan consultant review. The board voted unanimously to continue the C.R. Hansen Construction LLC site plan application for Beach Middle Road to March 18, 2026, after Planning Board Attorney Christopher Alphen told members the applicant must

Charlton Select Board Fills Bylaw Panel, Approves Scout Fundraiser, Adopts Financial Policies

CHARLTON — January 27, 2026 — Charlton Select Board appoints seven to new Bylaw Review Committee and clears Scout toll road fundraiser. The board unanimously seated five full members — Bradford C. Howard, Kathleen Walker, Mike Kavorkian, Denise C. Renaud, and Joseph Haebler — and two alternates — Jeanne Costello and Deborah Saper — on the

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