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Lunenburg Select Board Elects New Chair After Vice Chair Resigns for Health Reasons

LUNENBURG — May 19, 2026 — Lunenburg Select Board reorganizes after vice chair resigns citing health, elects Emke as new chair. Amanda Moore, vice chair of the Lunenburg Select Board, submitted her resignation effective May 17, citing health issues she said had become "harder to manage," adding in a letter

Douglas Select Board Approves Two-Year, $2 Million Highway Paving Plan

DOUGLAS — May 19, 2026 — Douglas Select Board reorganizes, approves two-year road plan, and advances new commissions. The board re-elected Les Stevens as chair and Tim Bowman as vice chair by 4-0-1 votes at its May 19 meeting, then voted unanimously to approve construction of Northwest Main

Southbridge Town Council Approves $76.7 Million FY2027 Budget Unanimously

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 18, 2026 — Southbridge Town Council unanimously adopted a $76,709,953 general fund budget for fiscal year 2027 with no increases to water, sewer, or trash fees and no Proposition 2½ override. The 9-0 vote capped a budget season Town Manager Jack Jovan presented in detail at

Northborough Select Board elects Jonathan Ray as Chair, defers sculpture location vote

NORTHBOROUGH — May 18, 2026 — Northborough's newly reorganized Select Board elected Jonathan Ray as Chair in a 3-2 vote Monday, with Michael Tijan named Vice Chair and Julianne Hirsch as Clerk at the first meeting to include newly elected members Jeff Hosteguy and Leslie Rutan. The board approved

Gardner Council Approves 15 Percent Water Rate Increase, Rejects Mayor's Larger Proposal

GARDNER — May 18, 2026 — Gardner City Council moves a 15 percent water rate hike to first printing, rejecting the mayor's doubling proposal. The council, presided over Monday by Councilor Pro Tem Alexander Dernalowicz in the absence of Council President Tyros, voted unanimously to advance an ordinance setting the

East Brookfield Select Board Approves Year-End Transfers, Signs Annual Town Meeting Warrant

EAST BROOKFIELD — May 18, 2026 — East Brookfield Select Board seats new member, clears year-end budget transfers, and signs Annual Town Meeting warrant. Meeting with only two of three members present — Chair Andy Lavasher and newly elected member Amber — the board approved two year-end appropriation transfers: $6,000 each

Berlin Select Board Ratifies First Highway Union Contracts, Approves Three New Positions

BERLIN — May 18, 2026 — Berlin Select Board ratifies first-ever Highway Department union contracts and clears three new positions for hiring. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve two collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 170 — a bridge contract covering May 12 through June 30, 2026, and a three-year

Ashburnham Select Board extends Eddie's Flowers cannabis agreement deadline to December

WINCHENDON — May 18, 2026 — Ashburnham Select Board unanimously extends cannabis retailer's host community agreement deadline to December 31. The board approved the first amendment to the host community agreement with Eddie's Flowers Incorporated at 23 Ring State Road, giving the business until the end of the

Select Board Extends Cannabis Retailer Deadline to December 31 by Unanimous Vote

ASHBURNHAM — May 18, 2026 — Ashburnham Select Board unanimously extended the opening deadline for a proposed cannabis retail shop and flagged a gap in local tax-collection authority. The board voted 3-0 Monday to approve a first amendment to the host community agreement with Eddie's Flowers, Inc., pushing

Hubbardston Select Board votes 3-1 to offer town administrator post to Alex Magee

HUBBARDSTON — May 15, 2026 — Hubbardston Select Board voted 3-1 to offer the town administrator position to Alex Magee, a former deputy town manager and municipal finance director, over two other finalists at its May 15 meeting. The board also approved a 23-article Town Meeting warrant for the June

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