Government · Conservation
Commission approves cemetery expansion, boat ramp order
Lunenburg Conservation Commission approves cemetery expansion, advances long-delayed Lake Shirley boat ramp.
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Government · Select Board
Select Board OKs Food Pantry License, Fee Waivers
Lunenburg Select Board clears license and fee waivers for food pantry's 30 School Street move.
Schools · School Committee
Committee delays vote on new business manager
Lunenburg School Committee interviews third business manager finalist in three years amid public pushback.
Government · Council on Aging
Aging Board to Add Its Own Town Report Entry
Lunenburg's Council on Aging votes to write its own town report entry, separating its advisory role from the director's. Chair Deb Lincoln and members welcomed new Outreach Coordinator Janet Robbins, four weeks into the job after a decade leading the Ashburnham senior center.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Backs New Cowdery Trail Route
Lunenburg Conservation Commission reroutes Cowdery Nature Center trail to dodge wetland impacts.
Schools · School Committee
Lunenburg schools pick teacher, pass on audit
Lunenburg School Committee voted 3-0-1 to put $418,000 in potential state aid toward a new second-grade teacher and athletic transportation, not an independent audit. Superintendent Dr.
Government · Water
Sewer Commission Fixes Laurel Lane Under Budget
The Lunenburg Sewer Commission closed out a long-pending Laurel Lane sewer repair well under its roughly $20,000 budget, with DPW Director Bill Bernard and staff member Andrew Valliere reporting contracted costs of about $8,200 plus roughly $2,000 in materials.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026
One Lunenburg-resident obituary was published this week: Costich, Matthew E. He was 57 and died Sunday, August 16, 2026, at his home, following a year-long illness with metastatic melanoma. Costich was born in Rochester, New York, on July 29, 1969. His obituary was posted by Anderson Fu…
Government · Water
Sewer Commission Approves $339,779 Quarterly Billing, Moves to Extend Vendor Contract
Lunenburg Sewer Commission accepts $339,779 first-quarter billing and advances Laurel Lane pipe work.
Government · Select Board
Lunenburg Select Board Tours TCP School, Finds Leaks, Asbestos, and Failing Boilers
Lunenburg Select Board tours the TCP school building and Brooks House, confronting a cascade of deferred-maintenance problems including failing boilers, roof leaks, asbestos, and lead.
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