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Wilmington School Committee Declines School Choice, Keeps Leadership Team Intact

PEPPERELL — May 14, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee votes down school choice and hears sweeping middle school schedule proposal. The committee voted unanimously at its May 14 meeting to decline participation in school choice for the 2026-2027 school year, with Superintendent Dr. Thompson recommending the status quo and member Dr.

Nashoba budget clears all three towns as PRISM literacy grant faces state funding threat

PEPPERELL — May 13, 2026 — Nashoba Regional School District's fiscal year 2027 budget won approval from all three member towns as the School Committee celebrated dual state program recognitions but confronted a potential loss of its $280,000 PRISM early literacy grant. At the May 13 meeting, Assistant Superintendent

Pepperell Conservation Commission Approves 14-Unit Mixed-Use Development at 1325 Main Street

PEPPERELL — May 13, 2026 — Pepperell Conservation Commission approves 14-unit mixed-use project, continues industrial building over DEP stormwater dispute. The commission unanimously approved a notice of intent and land disturbance permit at its May 13 meeting for AJM Construction's proposed development at 1325 Main Street, which includes

Pepperell 250th Committee votes to bury time capsule, sets July event food budget

PEPPERELL — May 13, 2026 — Pepperell's 250th Anniversary Committee approved a time capsule to be buried this summer and opened in 50 years, at the town's 300th anniversary. The committee voted unanimously at its May 13 meeting to create the capsule — to be fabricated by a contact

Braintree Planning Board Advances 220-Unit Banner Park Residential Proposal to June

PEPPERELL — May 12, 2026 — Braintree Planning Board continues Banner Park 220-unit multifamily proposal and flags unpermitted retaining wall near the Mulpus Brook. The board opened and immediately continued to June 9 a major modification application by Banner Park Campus LLC to replace a previously approved 272,500-square-foot

Woburn Special Permits Panel Advances Gym and Dog Training Applications With Conditions

PEPPERELL — May 11, 2026 — A Woburn special permits committee advanced two commercial applications and stalled two others at its May 11 meeting. The panel voted unanimously to send favorable reports to the full City Council for a private gymnasium change-of-use at 102 Main Street, operated by Elevate Industries

Concord Finance Committee Holds Organizational Meeting, Approves Minutes, Assigns Liaisons

PEPPERELL — May 7, 2026 — Concord Finance Committee holds post-town-meeting organizational session, learns of $17.5 million bond sale at 3 percent. The 15-member committee, meeting for the first time since the conclusion of annual town meeting, welcomed new members Rita Raychaudhry, a former institutional banker, and Don

Pepperell School Building Committee Clears Safety Netting, Defers Bollard and Dugout Votes

PEPPERELL — May 6, 2026 — Pepperell School Building Committee advances discus safety netting while tabling stadium bollard and dugout fence decisions. The committee voted unanimously at its May 6 meeting to move forward with finalizing pricing on a 40-foot netting extension at the school's discus throwing area, after

Pepperell Select Board eyes November override vote as reserves fall toward bond-rating floor

PEPPERELL — May 2, 2026 — Pepperell Select Board retreat surfaces $9 million override target and board dysfunction concerns. Finance Director Sharon told the board at the May 2 annual retreat that the town's combined reserves have fallen to roughly $11 million — about 8.3 percent of net available revenues

Wrong recording submitted: Westford campaign video, no Pepperell meeting found

PEPPERELL — April 29, 2026 — A recording submitted as the Pepperell School Committee meeting of April 29, 2026, contains no Pepperell municipal content. The video is a candidate outreach statement by Valerie Young, a six-year member of the Westford School Committee, describing the Robinson School Feasibility Study and urging viewers

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