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Southbridge DPW Subcommittee Advances $278,800 Emergency Boiler Repair and Two Budgets

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 9, 2026 — Southbridge DPW subcommittee approves emergency boiler contract and forwards $2.76 million in budgets to Town Council. The Joint DPW Subcommittee and Town Council, meeting April 9 with four members present and Councilor Adam excused, voted 4-0 on every item, including a $278,800 transfer

Southbridge Planning Panel Approves $875,000 CDBG Application and Eight Other Actions

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 8, 2026 — Southbridge's Planning and Development Subcommittee approved eight grant and budget actions at its April 8 meeting, headlined by a $875,000 CDBG Mini Entitlement application covering code enforcement, a transfer station feasibility study, and rail trail bridge design. Town Manager Jack McCollum and CDBG

Southbridge Conservation Commission Flags Unpermitted Wetlands Fill, Plans State Site Visit

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 2, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission flags unpermitted fill near river, eyes state inspection in April. The commission convened April 2 to address a property where soil or fill material was deposited between a river and a wetland without the required prior filing of a Request for Determination of

Southbridge Planning Board April 1 Meeting Produces No Reportable Record

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 1, 2026 — Southbridge Planning Board's April 1 meeting cannot be reported from available audio. The community access TV recording of the meeting produced only unintelligible ASR noise and fragmented crosstalk with no recoverable names, agenda items, votes, dollar amounts, or policy discussion. No supplementary agenda, packet,

Southbridge Bylaw Panel Flags 14 Outdated Provisions, Refers Enforcement Titles to Town Manager

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 1, 2026 — Southbridge Bylaw Review Committee identifies more than a dozen errors in first three bylaw chapters, last updated in 2012. The five-member panel, chaired by Stephen Kelly, catalogued proposed changes including a liquor licensing board whose bylaws still list three members despite a charter expansion to

Southbridge Council Extends Town Manager's Contract, Ratifies Dispatcher Pay Deal

SOUTHBRIDGE — March 30, 2026 — Southbridge Town Council ratifies town manager's contract and dispatcher union deal at contentious March 30 meeting. The council voted 7-1 to extend Town Manager John Jovan's employment agreement for three years at a 2 percent annual raise — below the 2.5

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

Southbridge Liquor Board Approves Trinity Catholic One-Day License, Sets Marquis Hearing

SOUTHBRIDGE — March 26, 2026 — Southbridge Liquor Board approves one-day license for Trinity Catholic Academy and schedules a violation hearing. The board unanimously approved a one-day liquor license — designated ODLL 26-1 — for Trinity Catholic Academy's April 11, 2026 event at LaSalle, running from 6 p.m.

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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.

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