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Audio Failure Leaves No Record of Southbridge Select Board's May 27 Meeting

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 27, 2026 — Southbridge Select Board's May 27 meeting produced no reportable record after a complete audio failure on the community access TV broadcast. The transcript received by Townbrief Southbridge consisted entirely of unintelligible ASR noise, yielding no recoverable names, agenda items, vote tallies, dollar figures, or

Southbridge Select Board Meeting Record Unavailable Due to Recording Failure

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 21, 2026 — Southbridge Select Board meeting of May 21, 2026 produced no recoverable public record. The community access TV recording submitted for the meeting generated an ASR transcript composed entirely of incoherent fragments and apparent multi-language noise, with the document's own header repeatedly identifying the

Southbridge School Committee Trains on Collective Bargaining as 2027 Contract Cycle Nears

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 21, 2026 — Southbridge School Committee receives collective bargaining training as four union contracts near expiration. The committee, meeting in Council Chambers on May 21, heard a roughly hour-long presentation from Tracy, a trainer with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, covering the committee's obligations under

Southbridge Board of Health Approves $4,045 in Trash Billing Abatements, Hears Tobacco Enforcement Warning

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 21, 2026 — Southbridge Board of Health hears tobacco enforcement warning and approves $4,045 in trash billing abatements. Joan Hamlet of the Tobacco Control Alliance told the three-member board at its May 21 meeting that a string of "not responsible" findings at retailer violation hearings

Southbridge council candidates split on regional dispatch ahead of June 9 election

Southbridge council candidates split sharply over regional emergency dispatch at a May 20 candidate forum ahead of the June 9 election.

Southbridge Planning Board May 20 Meeting Produces No Recordable Business

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 20, 2026 — Southbridge Planning Board's May 20 meeting cannot be reported due to an unusable recording. The community access TV audio for the session consisted almost entirely of ambient crosstalk and unintelligible fragments, with no agenda items, named speakers, motions, or votes discernible from the transcript.

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

Southbridge Subcommittee Unanimously Backs 11 Percent Curbside Budget Cut

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 14, 2026 — Southbridge subcommittee clears five items including an 11 percent cut to the curbside enterprise budget and a new airport diner lease. The Joint General Government Subcommittee voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a $2,649,957 FY27 curbside enterprise budget to the Town Council — down from the

Southbridge Conservation Commission Takes No Votes, Weighs Legal Advice on Enforcement Orders

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 14, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission meets but takes no votes, discussing only legal guidance on enforcement orders. The commission convened Thursday, May 14, but conducted no formal business, with discussion limited to advice received from legal counsel regarding the commission's outstanding enforcement orders. The sole substantive

Southbridge Approves $112,913 Community Center Hood Overhaul, Replacing Prior Contract

SOUTHBRIDGE — May 13, 2026 — Southbridge DPW subcommittee approves $112,913 community center hood overhaul and endorses flat utility budgets. The Joint DPW Subcommittee and Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday on all items at their May 13 meeting, replacing a prior $55,000 kitchen hood contract with Singer Kittredge with a

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