Mendon Select Board Advances $27.7 Million Budget With Override and Stabilization Plan
Mendon Select Board approves election warrant and previews $27.7 million FY2027 budget with override question.
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West Brookfield Select Board Approves Health Insurance Opt-Out Program
West Brookfield Select Board unanimously approved an employee health insurance opt-out program and heard urgent resident concerns about the school override vote at its April 28 meeting.
Shrewsbury Select Board Reappoints Town Manager Mizekar Through June 2029
SHREWSBURY — April 28, 2026 — Shrewsbury Select Board unanimously reappoints Town Manager James Mizekar and approves a $226,391 school funding increase for FY27. Vice Chair Beth Casavant presided over the April 28 meeting in place of Chair Theresa Flynn, leading the board through Mizekar's annual public performance evaluation
Oakham Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends Proposition 2½ Override This Fall
OAKHAM — April 28, 2026 — Oakham Finance Committee votes 3-0 to recommend Proposition 2½ override this fall. Meeting as an emergency body alongside the regular Select Board session Monday, Chair Corey Packard and members Vin Piutri and Claire Hendrask worked through a fiscal year 2027 shortfall that had ballooned from
Oakham Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends Proposition 2½ Override This Fall
OAKHAM — April 28, 2026 — Oakham Finance Committee votes 3-0 to recommend Proposition 2½ override this fall. Meeting as an emergency body alongside the regular Select Board session Monday, Chair Corey Packard and members Vin Piutri and Claire Hendrask worked through a fiscal year 2027 shortfall that had ballooned from
Charlton Board Appoints Town Clerk, Authorizes Fire Department Breathing Equipment Lease
CHARLTON — April 28, 2026 — Charlton Select Board formally appoints Town Clerk Karen LaCroix and authorizes a fire equipment lease at April 28 session. In a unanimous 4-0 roll-call vote, the board appointed LaCroix as the town's first appointed Town Clerk, completing a two-year transition that
Southbridge Council Approves Four Firefighter Hires Amid Ongoing Overtime Budget Crunch
SOUTHBRIDGE — April 27, 2026 — Southbridge Town Council honors fatal-fire heroes, fills four firefighter vacancies, and approves $132,000 in emergency budget transfers. Fire Chief Paul Darminden presented Heroic Action Awards to Lieutenant Christopher Wilson and Firefighter Thomas Edwards for entering a burning structure with zero visibility to rescue a
Oakham Select Board Signs Road Easements, Appoints Alternate Building Inspector
OAKHAM — April 27, 2026 — Oakham Select Board executes eminent-domain road easements and flags a $234,000 budget shortfall. Meeting on April 27, the board unanimously signed an order of taking for permanent public-way and drainage easements on Skyline Drive and Old Schoolhouse Road, acting under authority from the
Oakham Select Board Signs Road Easements, Appoints Alternate Building Inspector
OAKHAM — April 27, 2026 — Oakham Select Board executes eminent-domain road easements and flags a $234,000 budget shortfall. Meeting on April 27, the board unanimously signed an order of taking for permanent public-way and drainage easements on Skyline Drive and Old Schoolhouse Road, acting under authority from the
Milford Select Board Elects Mazzucchelli Chair, Approves Stone Ridge Conservation Deal
MILFORD — April 27, 2026 — Milford Select Board unanimously elects Paul Mazzucchelli as chair and approves conservation deal preserving nearly 30 acres at Stone Ridge. The board reorganized at its April 27 meeting, with Mazzucchelli thanking colleagues for their confidence before the board paused to honor recently deceased former member Dino