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Douglas Select Board Approves Fire Chief Job Description, Seeds ADA Committee

DOUGLAS -- May 5, 2026, Douglas Select Board unanimously approves updated fire chief job description and seeds new ADA committee. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday on all four formal actions of the evening, including approval of a revised fire chief job description vetted by the town's labor counsel,

Douglas Recreation Commission Approves $2,075 Spending on Courts, Fields, and Park Amenities

DOUGLAS -- May 5, 2026, Douglas Recreation Commission unanimously approves $2,075 in end-of-year spending across five items. The five-member board, meeting Tuesday, allocated $200 for fire equipment inspections at recreation facilities, $300 for a polyethylene picnic table near the town hall basketball and pickleball court, $400 for

Douglas Recreation Commission Approves $2,075 Spending on Courts, Fields, and Park Amenities

DOUGLAS -- May 5, 2026, Douglas Recreation Commission unanimously approves $2,075 in end-of-year spending across five items. The five-member board, meeting Tuesday, allocated $200 for fire equipment inspections at recreation facilities, $300 for a polyethylene picnic table near the town hall basketball and pickleball court, $400 for

Clinton Planning Board Votes to Send Kennel Zoning Amendment to Town Meeting

CLINTON -- May 5, 2026, Clinton Planning Board advances kennel zoning change to Town Meeting, fields two dog business proposals. The board voted unanimously at its May 5 meeting to send a proposed zoning bylaw amendment to Town Meeting that would, for the first time, allow kennel operations, including 24-hour

Berlin Board of Health Approves Linden Street Septic Variance, Launches Transfer Station Composting

BERLIN -- May 5, 2026, Berlin Board of Health approves septic variance and moves toward composting at transfer station. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two variances for a redesigned septic system on Lot 2 of Linden Street, one allowing a pumped reserve area when the primary system is gravity-

Auburn Finance Committee Approves Over $83,000 in Year-End Budget Transfers

AUBURN -- May 5, 2026, Auburn Finance Committee approves more than $83,000 in year-end transfers across eight departments. The committee, chaired by Kevin W. Kennedy, voted unanimously on every transfer request at its May 5 meeting, including $24,500 to the Police Department's overtime account to cover

Milford Select Board Approves Intersection Grant, Hears Water Crisis Briefing

Milford Select Board unanimously approves all-way stop grant and hears extended Stage Four water crisis briefing. The board voted Monday to authorize Town Administrator Richard A.

Dudley Sends $1.985 Million Override Question to June Ballot

Dudley unanimously places a $1.985 million Proposition 2½ override on its June 2026 ballot to stave off a complete depletion of town reserves.

Shrewsbury Town Meeting to consider $169.8 million budget, 37 warrant articles

Shrewsbury officials previewed all 37 articles on the May 18 Annual Town Meeting warrant in a recorded walkthrough posted May 4.

Westborough Select Board Withdraws Charter Petition, Plans Revised Fall Town Meeting Vote

WESTBOROUGH -- May 4, 2026, Westborough Select Board votes unanimously to withdraw charter petition over unintended language. The board voted 4-0 on May 4 to pull House Bill 4571, a home rule petition seeking to raise the citizen signature threshold for Town Meeting warrant articles, after members concluded that the

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