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Southbridge Liquor Board Issues Warning to Mackey's Bar, Orders Midnight Closing

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 23, 2026 — Southbridge Liquor Board unanimously finds Mackey's Bar and Grill responsible for a February 25 disturbance and orders a midnight service cutoff. The board, at its April 23 meeting, voted to issue a formal warning to the 621 Chestnut Street establishment after hearing Arrest Report

Southbridge Schools' $40.3 Million FY2027 Budget Advances to Town Council Unanimously

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 22, 2026 — Southbridge subcommittee unanimously backs $40.3 million school budget that closes a nearly $2 million structural gap. The joint Education and Human Services Subcommittee voted 4-0 Wednesday to forward the fiscal year 2027 Southbridge School Department budget of $40,304,792 to the full Town

Southbridge Subcommittee Approves Four New Firefighters, $3.26 Million Fire Budget

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 21, 2026 — Southbridge's Protections of Persons and Property Subcommittee approved four new firefighter/EMT appointments and a $3.26 million Fire Department budget at its April 21 joint meeting with Town Council. The subcommittee unanimously forwarded the appointments of Brayden Jarvis of Southbridge, Hunter Moon of

Southbridge Subcommittee Advances Fourteen FY 2027 Budgets Totaling Over $21 Million

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 16, 2026 — Southbridge's General Government Subcommittee forwarded fourteen departmental budgets totaling more than $21 million for fiscal year 2027 at its April 16 meeting, recommending all items to the full Town Council with one flagged for re-examination. The three-member panel — Councillor Daniel, Ms. Clements,

Southbridge Policy Subcommittee Adopts Section A Updates, Advances Through School Committee Governance Policies

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 16, 2026 — Southbridge's School Committee Policy Subcommittee approved eleven policy changes Thursday in a wide-ranging review of the district's policy manual led by a Massachusetts Association of School Committees consultant. Chair Stephanie Rivers and members Martina Shea and Norma Tislik worked through all

Southbridge Conservation Commission continues wetland enforcement hearing to April 30

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 16, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission reviewed a wetland restoration plan tied to a 2023 enforcement order at its April 16 meeting. The commission examined a report by Northeast Ecological Services recommending a multi-step removal of sediment deposited in an estimated 10,500 square feet of bordering vegetated

Southbridge Planning Board April 15 Meeting Leaves No Audible Public Record

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 15, 2026 — Southbridge Planning Board's April 15 meeting produced no reportable record from the community access TV broadcast. The ASR transcript of the broadcast consists entirely of repeated "Thank you." utterances — approximately 200 lines — with no speaker names, agenda items, motions, votes, dollar amounts,

Southbridge Schools Announce 19-Position Cut to Close $1.8 Million Budget Gap

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 14, 2026 — Southbridge schools face an $1.8 million structural budget gap heading into fiscal year 2027, with at least 19 positions already cut. Receiver Bill Metzger and Business Manager Matt Rabido presented the spending plan to the School Committee on April 14, built on a net appropriation

Southbridge Council Approves $55,320 Senior Center Kitchen Contract, $875,000 Grant Application

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 13, 2026 — Southbridge council clears Senior Center kitchen contract and $875,000 grant application in unanimous votes. The Select Board voted unanimously April 13 to approve a $55,320.74 contract with Singer-Kittredge for a commercial hood at the Senior Center kitchen, funded in part by a

Subcommittee approves six FY2027 budgets, corrects Bay Path assessment by $19,000

Southbridge's Education and Human Services Subcommittee voted unanimously to forward six FY2027 department budgets to the Town Council at its April 9 meeting, headlined by a last-minute correction to the Bay Path Regional Technical School assessment.

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