Paxton Town Meeting Balances Budget, Override Vote Set for August 10
Paxton Town Meeting balances a $640,000 deficit and defers override vote to August 10.
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Holden Town Meeting Approves $133 Million School Budget Under Override Authority
HOLDEN — June 8, 2026 — Holden's Annual Town Meeting approved a $133 million Wachusett Regional School District budget and a full slate of municipal spending articles Monday night, acting on the town's first Proposition 2.5 property tax override in 33 years. Finance Committee Chair Paul Challenger
West Brookfield Town Meeting Approves $9.77 Million Budget, Eliminating Overnight Police Patrol
West Brookfield town meeting approves a $9.77 million budget that ends overnight police coverage and closes the elementary school.
Hubbardston Town Meeting Approves $4.9 Million Municipal Budget With 15 Votes Against
HUBBARDSTON — June 1, 2026 — Hubbardston Annual Town Meeting approves $12.3 million in school and municipal budgets amid transparency complaints. Some 120 registered voters gathered June 1 at Hubbardston Center School and passed a fiscal year 2027 municipal operating budget of $4,924,083 — with $4,877,612 raised through
Hubbardston Town Meeting Approves $4.9 Million Municipal Budget With 15 Votes Against
HUBBARDSTON — June 1, 2026 — Hubbardston Annual Town Meeting approves $12.3 million in school and municipal budgets amid transparency complaints. Some 120 registered voters gathered June 1 at Hubbardston Center School and passed a fiscal year 2027 municipal operating budget of $4,924,083 — with $4,877,612 raised through
Barre Town Meeting Votes to Abolish DPW Commission, Pursue New Truck Debt Exclusion
BARRE — May 19, 2026 — Barre Town Meeting votes 100-36 to abolish the DPW Commission and approves a $450,000 truck borrowing contingent on a debt exclusion election. The May 19 annual meeting passed an $8,818,000 school budget reflecting a $82,359 reduction in the Quabbin Regional School
Shrewsbury Town Meeting Approves $169.8 Million FY27 Budget, Launches Municipal EMS
SHREWSBURY — May 18, 2026 — Shrewsbury Town Meeting approved a $169,810,336 fiscal year 2027 operating budget and launched a new municipal emergency medical services department at its annual meeting Monday. The Finance Committee backed the operating budget by a 5-to-4 vote — an unusual split that Finance Committee
Charlton Town Meeting Rejects Bid to Repeal 2016 Stretch Energy Code
CHARLTON — May 18, 2026 — Charlton Town Meeting voted 71 to 41 to keep the town's Stretch Energy Code, defeating a citizen petition to repeal the building efficiency standard adopted in 2016. Robert Lemansky of 157 Sunset Drive, the petitioner, argued that the state has amended the code three
Shrewsbury Town Meeting Embraces Electronic Voting for 37-Article Annual Warrant
SHREWSBURY — May 13, 2026 — Shrewsbury town meeting members practiced electronic voting Wednesday ahead of a 37-article annual town meeting set for Monday, May 18. Town Moderator Jim Kane, presiding over the annual pre-town meeting orientation, led members through five sample votes using wireless remote clickers individually assigned by
Shrewsbury Town Meeting Embraces Electronic Voting for 37-Article Annual Warrant
SHREWSBURY — May 13, 2026 — Shrewsbury town meeting members practiced electronic voting Wednesday ahead of a 37-article annual town meeting set for Monday, May 18. Town Moderator Jim Kane, presiding over the annual pre-town meeting orientation, led members through five sample votes using wireless remote clickers individually assigned by