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Cultural Council cuts 18 of 37 grant requests
Council removed 18 of 37 grant applications and appointed Hailey Fuqua vice chair, with roughly $7,900 for remaining applicants.
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Cultural Council Elects New Chair, Secretary
The Littleton Cultural Council elected Karen Berry as chair and Melissa Luongo as secretary, reshuffling leadership after longtime secretary Kristen "Kiki" Donahue announced she would not seek another term.
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Cultural Council Pushes Oct. 15 Grant Deadline
Wilmington Cultural Council Co-Chair Karen M. Minich-Pourshadi and a Mass Cultural Council representative publicized the statewide October 15 grant deadline in a WCTV interview.
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Newton Cultural Council distributes $64,000 to 47 grantees
Newton Cultural Council celebrates 47 grantees, unveils a new poet laureate program. Co-chair Anne Marie Stein reported 90 applications requesting $186,000, with the council distributing roughly $64,000; the city's match to state funding rose to $40,000 for fiscal 2027.
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Cultural Council approves FY27 goals, vice chair seat open
Wayland Cultural Council approves FY27 goals and confirms its vice chair seat is now vacant.
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Cultural Council re-elects chair, picks new co-chair
Littleton Cultural Council re-elects its chair, adds a new co-chair, and leaves the secretary's chair empty.
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Wayland Cultural Council welcomes new member, plans leadership transition
Wayland Cultural Council maps leadership handoff and eyes direct MCC grant payments. Chair Pallavi Nagesha told the August 19 meeting she will hand the gavel to Vice Chair Marie Isenburg once the current grant cycle closes at the end of January 2027, remaining a voting member through 2029.
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Littleton Cultural Council adopts revised FY27 grant priorities unanimously
Littleton Cultural Council votes unanimously to finalize looser 2027 grant guidelines.
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Wayland Cultural Council defers grant votes, plans April 17 grantee reception
WAYLAND -- April 8, 2026, Wayland Cultural Council punts grant votes to May, locks in April 17 reception plans. Chair Pallavi Nagesha said the council lacked a quorum to approve March 11 minutes or to
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Cultural Council postpones $1,035 in grant allocations to April
WAYLAND -- March 11, 2026, Wayland Cultural Council defers $1,035 in grant decisions to April meeting. Meeting remotely Wednesday with Chair Pallavi Nagesha absent, acting chair Marie Isenburg led five voting members through unanimous
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