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Townsend Finance Committee clears path for permanent town administrator search

TOWNSEND — March 30, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously approved a hiring freeze exemption Monday to allow the town to advertise for a permanent town administrator, while also clearing a second exemption for up to four Water Department summer interns on a 3-0-1 vote. The five-member panel debated

Finance Committee Reviews Full Warrant, Opposes Shawsheen Tech Funding Article

TEWKSBURY — March 30, 2026 — Tewksbury Finance Committee reviews full annual warrant and goes on record against a $405,000 Shawsheen Valley Technical High School petitioner's article. Town Manager John walked the seven-member committee through more than 20 warrant articles Monday, including a $2.5 million capital appropriation

Littleton Select Board Sends Three Warrant Articles to May Town Meeting

LITTLETON — March 30, 2026 — Littleton Select Board locks in three town meeting articles and debates charter overhaul in joint session. The board voted 5-0 Monday to finalize Articles 13 and 25 for the May 5 Annual Town Meeting warrant, including $1,391,000 to replace a 2012 Smeal fire

Billerica Select Board Votes 3-2 to Approve Town Meeting Warrant in Chaotic Session

BILLERICA — March 30, 2026 — Billerica Select Board approves spring town meeting warrant 3-2 amid procedural chaos and charter dispute. The board voted Monday to place all articles on the preliminary warrant for the May 7 annual town meeting, but the session descended into disorder over whether the board had

Sudbury FinCom approves $575K in reserve deposits, defers solar canopy votes

SUDBURY — March 30, 2026 — Sudbury Finance Committee backs $575,000 in reserve deposits but pauses on solar canopies. The committee voted 6-2 to recommend Article 11's $300,000 deposit to the Stabilization Fund and Article 12's $275,000 deposit to the Capital Stabilization Fund, with

Wayland Select Board pulls senior tax credit article from Town Meeting warrant

WAYLAND — March 30, 2026 — Wayland Select Board pulls senior tax credit article after counsel calls it "repugnant" to state law. Meeting remotely March 30 with three of five members present, the board voted 2-0-1 to withdraw Article KK, a proposed $500 fourth-quarter tax credit for

Melrose Officials Outline FY2027 Budget Timeline, Override Impact

MELROSE — March 27, 2026 — Melrose Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, City Council President Brad Freeman, and School Committee Chair Seamus Kelly outlined the city's FY2027 budget calendar in a March 27 "Melrose Minute" segment. The School Committee budget was set to be released the following week, with the

Weston Finance Committee Approves Town Meeting Report Unanimously, Backs Stabilization Fund

WESTON — March 27, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously approves its 2026 Annual Town Meeting report and pledges to support a capital stabilization fund warrant article. The nine-member committee, chaired by Bharath Venkataraman, voted 6-0 Friday to send its fiscal report to the printer, after a lengthy debate over

Finance Committee scheduled budget, turf votes; no recording available

NATICK — March 26, 2026 — Natick Finance Committee's March 26 meeting record is effectively missing. The agenda, posted by Chair Todd Gillenwater, scheduled recommendation votes to spring Annual Town Meeting on Article 3, the omnibus budget, and Article 17, the report of the Natural and Synthetic Turf Field Study

Burlington Conservation Commission Continues Two Wetland Cases to April Hearings

BURLINGTON — March 26, 2026 — Burlington Conservation Commission punts two wetland permit cases to April amid debate over riverfront redevelopment standards. The commission voted 6-0 on both matters at its March 26 meeting: continuing the 11 Sears Street demolition-and-rebuild application by John Muller to April 9, pending revised