Sturbridge

Government · Conservation

Sturbridge board delays vote on 6,000-square-foot Cedar Pond home

Sturbridge conservation board delays vote on 6,000-square-foot Cedar Pond home.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 10

Government · Finance Committee

Sturbridge Finance Committee approves $41,900 in reserve fund transfers

Sturbridge Finance Committee approves $41,894.50 in reserve fund transfers, largest for fire overtime.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 9

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints town planner, three firefighters in single vote

Sturbridge Select Board hires town planner, three firefighters in one sitting. Members unanimously appointed Aiden Adams as town planner at $95,000 annually, effective July 23, succeeding longtime Town Planner Jean, after a search Robin said drew "stellar" references.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 6

Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board Grants Retroactive Deck Permit for Westwood Drive Home

Sturbridge Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously grants retroactive determination for a Westwood Drive deck project built before permits were secured.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 17

Government · Conservation

Sturbridge conservation board cites owner over unpermitted tree removal

Sturbridge conservation board cites a Walker Pond Road owner over unpermitted tree removal.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 16

Government · Planning Board

Sturbridge Planning Board Unanimously Adopts New Housing Production Plan

Sturbridge Planning Board unanimously adopts five-year Housing Production Plan targeting the state's 10 percent affordability goal.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8

Schools · School Committee

Sturbridge School Committee Accepts $54,950 Science Grant, Adopts Two Policies

Sturbridge School Committee accepts $54,950 grant for new science curriculum, hears pesticide concerns.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 4

Government · Select Board

Sturbridge Select Board Advances $3.2 Million MassDOT Water Line Project

Sturbridge Select Board advances $3.2 million MassDOT-funded water line for salt-contaminated Walker Pond wells.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Conservation

Sturbridge Panel Doubles Cedar Lake Herbicide Treatment Area

Sturbridge conservation panel nearly doubles Cedar Lake herbicide treatment to fight spreading milfoil.

Townbrief reporting · May 28

Government · Finance Committee

Sturbridge Finance Committee approves $95,000 landfill fund cap

Sturbridge Finance Committee raises landfill fund cap to $95,000 after winter pump failure. Health Director Ken Lacey told the panel a failed leachate lift station over the winter, plus unpaid hazardous-waste bills, drove the need to raise the pay-as-you-throw program's spending cap from $60,000.

Townbrief reporting · May 28