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Tewksbury Select Board Approves License Transfers, Opens FY2027 Budget Season

TEWKSBURY -- January 27, 2026, Tewksbury Select Board opens FY2027 budget season with a $151 million general fund, approves two food-service license transfers, and hears sharp public pushback against the town's Flock Safety surveillance cameras. The town manager, identified variously in the transcript as "Mr. Cummings"

Wilmington Proposes FY27 Budget With 2.1 Percent Overall Increase, Four New Part-Time Positions

WILMINGTON -- January 27, 2026, Wilmington Select Board receives FY27 budget proposal with 2.1 percent overall increase and $4 million capital stabilization deposit. Town Manager Eric Slagel presented the fiscal year 2027 budget to a four-member board, one member was absent, prompting a pointed objection from a colleague who

Weston Select Board Approves AT&T Small Cell Permit at Love Lane, 2-1

WESTON -- January 27, 2026, Weston Select Board approves AT&T small cell permit at Love Lane, 2-1, as $123 million FY27 budget debuts. Town Manager Leon Gaumond presented a draft FY27 operating budget totaling just over $123 million, up roughly 5.1 million dollars from the prior year,

Arlington Select Board moves February meeting to nail down override amount before March vote

ARLINGTON -- January 26, 2026, Arlington Select Board unanimously backed a rescheduled meeting to finalize a Proposition 2½ override amount ahead of a March 28 public vote. Town Manager Jim Feeney and Deputy Town Manager and Finance Director Julie Weyman presented the FY27 budget, which projects $237.9 million in revenue

Winchester Select Board Narrows Override Range to $12.5 Million to $15 Million for March Ballot

WINCHESTER -- January 26, 2026, Winchester Select Board narrows working override range to roughly $12.5 million to $15 million ahead of a March 2026 ballot question. At a Zoom meeting held Monday due to a snow emergency, the five-member board reviewed a financial model built by member Paris Sionni

Wakefield Select Board names four spaces in new high school, opens FY2027 budget

WAKEFIELD -- January 26, 2026, Wakefield Select Board unanimously names four facilities in the new Wakefield Memorial High School. Meeting via Zoom on a snow night, the seven-member board voted 7-0 Monday to dedicate the Sean F. Beasley Track and Field, the Governor John A. Volpe Media Center and

Littleton Select Board Authorizes Signing of MSBA Shaker Lane School Agreement

LITTLETON -- January 26, 2026, Littleton Select Board approves MSBA school grant agreement and multiple spending actions in virtual storm session. Meeting virtually due to a winter storm, the three-member board, Chair Karen Morrison, Vice Chair Matthew Nordhaus, and Mark Rambacher, with Chuck DeCoste and Gary Wilson absent, voted unanimously

Boxborough Select Board Appoints Three Members to Newly Reconstituted Board of Assessors

BOXBOROUGH -- January 26, 2026, Boxborough Select Board seats three new assessors and advances police restructuring discussion. The board voted 3-2 to extend the Board of Assessors' initial appointment term from six months to 18 months, over objections from members Wesley Fowlks and Samuel Anderson, who argued shorter terms

Belmont Select Board Unanimously Adopts Revised Alcohol Policies to Ease Business Rules

BELMONT -- January 26, 2026, Belmont Select Board rewrites alcohol rules and accepts $71,911 in donations at January 26 meeting. The board voted 3-0 to adopt revised alcoholic beverage policies intended to remove barriers, including minimum seat counts and a requirement to serve food on washable dinnerware, that have

Pepperell Select Board Votes to Oppose Reopening of Ashby Elementary School

PEPPERELL -- January 26, 2026, Pepperell Select Board votes 2-0 to oppose reopening Ashby Elementary School ahead of regional school budget meetings. The emergency session, called by Select Board Chair Mark on Monday afternoon, came one day before the North Middlesex Regional School District Finance Committee and School Committee were

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