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Berlin Select Board Restarts Town Administrator Search After Finalist Takes Another Job

BERLIN — July 8, 2026 — Berlin Select Board votes to reopen town administrator search after finalist withdraws. The board voted unanimously at its July 8 special meeting to direct its existing screening committee to interview additional applicants from the current pool and forward at least two candidates for board consideration, after

Auburn Conservation Commission Hires Consultant to Assess Rockland Road Erosion Controls

AUBURN — July 8, 2026 — Auburn Conservation Commission votes to hire consultant amid ongoing Rockland Road erosion dispute. The commission voted unanimously at its July 8 meeting to hire an independent consultant to determine whether erosion control measures at a Rockland Road recycling facility are adequately protecting a neighboring resident'

West Brookfield Approves Appointments, Hears Warning of Back-to-Back Water Rate Increases

West Brookfield Select Board approves municipal appointments and hears warning of consecutive water rate increases to fund a $6.76 million treatment plant.

Oakham Conservation Commission Continues Both Open Hearings to Late July

Oakham Conservation Commission continues both active hearings to new July dates after technical problems and a missing state permit number stall progress.

Lunenburg Select Board Promotes Officer McNamara to Detective, Approves Bridge Easement

Lunenburg Select Board promotes first dedicated detective and weighs $471,000 in new state aid.

Clinton Planning Board Approves Business Moves, Demands Fixes Before Laney's Lofts Expansion

Clinton Planning Board approves two changes of use and pushes back sharply on a Laney's Lofts expansion bid.

Charlton Select Board Awards $509,100 Road Paving Contract, Approves Multiple Licenses

Charlton Select Board awards $509,100 road paving contract and hears candid Bay Path budget update. The board voted unanimously Monday to award the fiscal year 2027 pavement-surfacing contract to Massachusetts Broken Stone following a June 24 bid opening, covering work through June 30, 2027.

Douglas Select Board approves pole petition, tree care plan, and scarecrow contest

DOUGLAS — July 7, 2026 — Douglas Select Board clears pole petition, scarecrow contest, and tree care in five unanimous votes. The board approved a National Grid request to relocate pole 104 on Southeast Main Street approximately 37 feet to the northwest to support road improvements on Perry Street, after three residents

Hubbardston Planning Board Elects Munroe Chair, Endorses ANR Land Plan With Conditions

HUBBARDSTON — July 7, 2026 — Hubbardston Planning Board elected Kristofer Munroe as chair and conditionally endorsed an approval-not-required land division plan at its July 7 meeting. Munroe, who also chairs the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission, was nominated and voted in unanimously at the opening of the hybrid session, with

Hubbardston Conservation Commission Issues Wetland Ruling, Continues Birches Road Home Hearing

HUBBARDSTON — July 7, 2026 — Hubbardston's Conservation Commission closed one wetland case and amended a second enforcement order at its July 7 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to issue a negative-three determination under the Wetlands Protection Act for a property owner identified as Colton, who removed storm-damaged

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