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Southbridge Subcommittee Approves $250,000 Green Communities Grant Application for Schools, Library

SOUTHBRIDGE — March 26, 2026 — Southbridge planning subcommittee unanimously backs $250,000 Green Communities Grant bid for school and library energy upgrades. The Joint Planning and Development Subcommittee voted Thursday to authorize a state Green Communities Grant application targeting LED lighting at the middle-high school, building envelope work and heat

Shrewsbury Select Board backs Elizabeth Gardens housing expansion, restructures EMS funding

SHREWSBURY — March 24, 2026 — Shrewsbury Select Board hears pitch for affordable housing expansion at Elizabeth Gardens, restructures EMS startup funding. The Shrewsbury Housing Authority, appearing before the board Tuesday, outlined a conceptual plan to add as many as 22 duplex-style units behind the authority's existing 36-unit

Clinton Fire Department Projects $750,000 Overtime Bill as Staffing Crisis Deepens

CLINTON — March 24, 2026 — Clinton fire and police departments warn of escalating costs as staffing shortages bite. Clinton Fire Chief told the Select Board at its March 24 meeting that fire department overtime is tracking toward $700,000 to $750,000 this fiscal year — up from $500,000 last year

Charlton Switches Health Insurer, Freezing Employee Rates at Zero Percent for FY27

CHARLTON — March 24, 2026 — Charlton Select Board unanimously approves switch to new health insurer, introducing deductible for first time. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to accept the Insurance Advisory Committee's recommendation to move town employees from Hampshire Group to the Mass Strategic Health Group plan — a

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Southbridge EHS Subcommittee Approves Two Appointments, Accepts $2,305 in Donations

Southbridge's EHS Subcommittee recommended two committee appointments and accepted $2,305 in donations at its March 23 meeting.

Southbridge Town Council Defeats Regional Dispatch Ballot Question 6-3

SOUTHBRIDGE — March 23, 2026 — Southbridge Town Council votes 6-3 against placing regional dispatch advisory question on ballot. At a special meeting Monday, the nine-member council rejected a motion to put a non-binding recommendation before voters on joining the Central Mass Regional Emergency Communication Center, or CMRECC, despite

Northborough Select Board closes warrant, rejects firefighter stabilization fund 1-4

NORTHBOROUGH — March 23, 2026 — Northborough Select Board closes town meeting warrant, rejects firefighter fund, zeros out its own salary line. The board voted 5-0 Monday to eliminate the Select Board salary line — approximately $6,280 — from the fiscal year 2027 operating budget, with Member Jacob Jones moving the item

Milford Appoints Christofoli as First Director of Municipal Services

MILFORD — March 23, 2026 — Milford Select Board unanimously creates Director of Municipal Services post, names Highway Surveyor Scott Christofoli to fill it. The board voted Monday to approve Christofoli's appointment to the newly structured role, which absorbs his existing highway surveyor duties and adds oversight of the transfer

Lunenburg Select Board Sets Override Tiers at $2.4 Million and $3.3 Million

LUNENBURG — March 23, 2026 — Lunenburg Select Board narrows two-tiered FY27 override to $2.4 million and $3.3 million after lengthy budget workshop. Meeting Monday, the board restructured a Proposition 2½ override proposal, moving an assistant town clerk position into the lower Tier 1 package, cutting animal control funding

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