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Southbridge Conservation Commission June 11 Recording Too Corrupted to Report

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 11, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission's June 11 meeting cannot be reported from the available community access TV recording. The automated speech recognition transcript submitted for the meeting contains no intelligible content related to municipal business — no agenda items, named officials, motions, votes, or dollar amounts were

Southbridge Board of Health Backs Recovery Center Collaboration, Endorses New Liaison Position

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 11, 2026 — Southbridge Board of Health hears pitch for deeper collaboration with peer recovery centers as membership numbers decline. Theresa Bucheco, Assistant Director of the Worcester peer recovery center Everyday Miracles, appeared before the board Thursday to discuss flagging participation at Bridge to Hope, Southbridge's Spectrum

Southbridge Subcommittee Unanimously Approves Five Board Appointments, Clears Federal Grant Debt

Southbridge's Joint Planning and Development Subcommittee voted 5-0 on all items Wednesday, forwarding five board appointments and two financial housekeeping measures to the full Town Council.

Southbridge subcommittee advances doubled elderly, blind tax exemptions to Town Council

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 10, 2026 — Southbridge's general government subcommittee voted unanimously Wednesday to double three local property tax exemptions and advance two board reappointments to the full Town Council. The subcommittee, meeting June 10 in the Larry E. McDonald Veterans Meeting Room, recommended adoption of MGL Chapter 59, Section

Southbridge Fire Station Committee Approves Change Order, Expanded Commissioning Contract

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 8, 2026 — Southbridge's Fire Station Building Committee approved more than $1.3 million in invoices and a five-item change order at its June 8 meeting. The committee unanimously approved Change Order 5 totaling $15,084.20, covering water lines for refrigerators, safety relocation of copper

Southbridge School Committee June 4 Meeting Leaves No Usable Public Record

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 4, 2026 — Southbridge School Committee's June 4 meeting cannot be reported from available record. The community access TV transcript of the meeting produced no usable content — no speaker identifications, no agenda items, no motions, no votes, and no dollar figures appear anywhere in the automated speech

Southbridge Council Approves Fifth Firefighter Hire, Six-Million-Dollar Grant Push

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 1, 2026 — Southbridge Town Council unanimously approved a firefighter hire, two DPW summer laborers, and more than $6.2 million in state grant applications at its June 1 meeting, while debate over the June 9 regional dispatch ballot question dominated both the chairman's remarks and councilors&

Southbridge Fire Hires New Firefighter, Moves $90,000 to Cover Overtime

Southbridge fire department hires new firefighter and shifts $90,000 to overtime as staffing shortages mount.

Southbridge DPW Subcommittee Approves Equipment Operator and Two Summer Hires

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 28, 2026 — Southbridge's DPW Subcommittee unanimously approved three staff appointments and flagged a seasonal wage concern at its May 28 meeting. The three-member panel — Councilor Adams, Councilor Shenyer, and citizen member Cody, with Councilor Dow and citizen member Lazo absent — confirmed Town Manager Pete'

Southbridge Conservation Commission Confronts Two Enforcement Deadlines With No Resolution

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 28, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission confronts dual enforcement crises and an unusual DEP challenge at May 28 meeting. The commission discussed a property with a 30-day enforcement deadline set to expire around June 10, one day before its next scheduled meeting on June 11, but was still

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