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Berlin Finance Committee Recommends $280,000 Cut to School District Budget

BERLIN — March 18, 2026 — Berlin Finance Committee votes to cut school district assessment by $280,000. The four-member panel voted 4-0 Wednesday to recommend the Berlin-Boylston Regional School District assessment at $9,749,226 for fiscal year 2027, trimming $280,000 from the district's request

Auburn Finance Committee Votes 4-2 to Restore DPW Fleet Mechanic, Redirect $129,000 to Roads

AUBURN — March 18, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee votes to restore DPW fleet mechanic and sends $129,000 to road operations. The committee split 4-2 Wednesday on a motion by member Patrick to appropriate the full $194,492 that surfaced when a salary duplication error was corrected in the Department

Shrewsbury Finance Committee Opens Budget Hearings on $169.8 Million FY27 Proposal

SHREWSBURY — March 17, 2026 — Shrewsbury Finance Committee opens three-night budget hearings on a $169.8 million fiscal year 2027 proposal. Town Manager Kevin Mizekar presented the balanced budget Tuesday to the Finance Committee, chaired by Gene Buddenhagen, detailing $94.2 million for education, $37.5 million for municipal operations,

Oakham Finance Committee Eyes Prop 2½ Override to Close $455,000 Budget Gap

OAKHAM — March 17, 2026 — Oakham Finance Committee agrees a Proposition 2½ override is likely unavoidable as the town's fiscal year 2027 budget gap reaches $455,000. At its March 17 meeting, the committee — joined by Town Accountant Laurie Barkas and Assessor Diane Peterson — confirmed that even after applying

Barre's Monty Tech Assessment Drops $3,948 as FY27 Budget Clears Finance Committee Presentation

BARRE — March 17, 2026 — Barre's Monty Tech assessment falls slightly as Finance Committee hears $35.5 million FY27 budget. Monty Tech CFO Tammy Crockett and Superintendent Tom Brown presented the school's proposed FY27 budget of $35,516,660, a 2.53 percent increase driven largely by

Lunenburg Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets With $3.1 Million Deficit Looming

Lunenburg's Finance Committee reviewed department budgets totaling tens of millions of dollars Thursday and confirmed a $3.35 million free cash certification as it works through a $3.1 million structural deficit heading into annual town meeting.

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

Auburn Finance Committee Defers DPW Budget Vote Over $90,000 Payroll Discrepancy

AUBURN — March 11, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee flags $90,000 payroll discrepancy, defers DPW budget vote to March 18. The committee, chaired by Kevin W. Kennedy, approved two mid-year transfers — $133,000 from the salary reserve to cover a fire department union contract settlement and $6,347 from the

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

Douglas Schools Warn of 15 to 20 Staff Cuts to Close $1.5 Million Budget Gap

DOUGLAS — March 10, 2026 — Douglas Finance Committee hears school district faces $1.5 million FY27 gap and potential elimination of 15 to 20 staff positions. Superintendent Paul Vieira and new Business Manager Diana Landry told the committee Tuesday that special education costs have surged from a budgeted $2.1 million

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