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Lunenburg School Committee Ends Adult Program, Keeps Bus Fee in Budget Crisis

LUNENBURG — April 1, 2026 — Lunenburg School Committee votes to end Lifelong Learning Program and renew student bus fees ahead of May override votes. Citing a financial model that generated only $700 in adult basketball revenue while the district absorbed all overhead costs, the committee unanimously voted to sunset the Lifelong

Shrewsbury School Committee Accepts $138,300 in Middle School Science Grants

SHREWSBURY — March 25, 2026 — Shrewsbury School Committee unanimously accepts $138,300 in science grants and votes to stay out of inter-district school choice for 2026-27. The committee voted Wednesday to accept two competitive awards from the 1-8 Foundation — $68,400 for Sherwood Middle School and $69,900

Lunenburg School Committee Approves Austerity Budget, Cuts Three Sports and All Transportation

LUNENBURG — March 23, 2026 — Lunenburg School Committee unanimously approves a worst-case balanced budget that eliminates three varsity sports, cuts all athletic and band transportation, and would push elementary class sizes to 30 or more students per room. Superintendent Dr. Fortuna presented the revised budget — deeper in cuts than the

Clinton School Committee Advances HVAC Warrant Request and Special Education Stabilization Fund Proposal

CLINTON — March 23, 2026 — Clinton School Committee eyes $200,000 HVAC warrant article and a new special education stabilization fund as FY27 budget season heats up. Director of Facilities Brian Farragher told the committee at its March 23 meeting that he has requested $200,000 in a potential warrant article

Milford School Committee Told Building Reimbursement Rate Lower Than Widely Cited Figure

MILFORD — March 19, 2026 — Milford School Committee hears MSBA building update, flags reimbursement rate confusion, and considers calendar redesign. At the March 19 meeting, a building committee representative told the school committee that the 77 percent state reimbursement rate widely cited in the community overstates what the Massachusetts School Building

Shrewsbury School Committee Unanimously Chooses Principal Tiffany Ostrander as Next Superintendent

SHREWSBURY — March 18, 2026 — Shrewsbury School Committee unanimously selects Calvin Coolidge Elementary principal Tiffany Ostrander as the district's next superintendent. The committee voted 5-0 Wednesday night at a special meeting to enter into contract negotiations with Ostrander, who will succeed Dr. Joseph Sawyer after his 17-year

Milford High School Building Committee Approves $118,000 in Warrants, Eyes 2031 Opening

MILFORD — March 18, 2026 — Milford's High School Building Committee approved $118,144 in project warrants and received a detailed design update targeting a September 2031 school opening. The committee unanimously passed two warrants — $922.20 to project administrator Melissa Bullock and $117,222.22 covering invoices from HMFH

Lunenburg School Committee Votes $1.6 Million Override Ask, Approves Painful Cuts Budget

LUNENBURG — March 18, 2026 — Lunenburg School Committee votes $1.6 million override ask and approves gut-wrenching no-override budget. The committee voted unanimously at its March 18 meeting to recommend a $1,601,140 core-services override figure to the Select Board — a single-number ask after a long

Auburn School Committee Approves FY27 Budget Amid Anticipated Federal Title I Cut

AUBURN — March 18, 2026 — Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget despite anticipated loss of $159,000 in federal Title I funding. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a 3.92 percent budget increase over FY26, even as Director of Finance Keller warned that a projected drop in Title I

Auburn School Committee Approves FY27 Budget Amid Anticipated Federal Title I Cut

AUBURN — March 18, 2026 — Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget despite anticipated loss of $159,000 in federal Title I funding. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a 3.92 percent budget increase over FY26, even as Director of Finance Keller warned that a projected drop in Title I

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