Sherborn health officials renewed public guidance this week on protecting against mosquito-borne illness, noting that while serious cases are rare, mosquito-carried viruses can cause symptoms ranging from a mild fever to encephalitis or meningitis. The advisory, posted through the town'…
Sherborn Town Hall warned residents this week that kratom has been temporarily classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance in Massachusetts. The plant, native to Southeast Asia, can act as a stimulant in low doses and produce opioid-like effects at higher doses, according to the tow…
Sherborn recorded 17 property sales from July 24 to Aug. 22. Ten disclosed a price, ranging from $710,000 to $3.1 million, with a median of $1,624,500. The period's top sale was 137 Lake St., which sold for $3.1 million on Aug. 4. Farm Road saw three transfers, including a same-day swap…
Early in-person voting for the September 1 State Primary opened in Sherborn this week, with polls open through Aug. 28. Town Hall also flagged a Sept. 25 Farmer's Small Business Roundtable with state Sen. Rausch, while five town boards, including the Council on Aging and Town Forest Com…
Sherborn's Capital Budget Committee elected Peter Morse chair and voted to move up departments' capital-request deadlines ahead of the December 1 bylaw date.
Sherborn's Select Board released its list of objectives for fiscal year 2027 on Monday, outlining town priorities for the year ahead. The board also proclaimed Sherborn a Purple Heart Town this week, a designation honoring residents who were wounded or killed in combat. Elsewhere, Silve…
Sherborn recorded 20 property transfers between July 17 and August 15. Of the 13 that disclosed a sale price, prices ranged from $710,000 to $3,100,000, with a median of $1,570,000. The period's top sale was 137 Lake St at $3,100,000, sold by Christopher N. Bissada and Urania Funteas to…
Sherborn will test ballots Aug. 20 and hold early voting Aug. 22-28 ahead of the Sept. 1 State Primary. Town Hall separately posted a new Communications Survey on Aug. 13, asking residents for feedback on how the town shares information and updates with the community. Several town board…
Sherborn's Select Board voted 4-1 to hire Heather White of Harrington Heep as town counsel, with Paul DeRensis dissenting over the firm's past tenure with the town.
The Sherborn Board of Health debated a mandatory well-testing rule but took no vote. Co-Chair Daryl Beardsley favored encouraging routine testing over a point-of-sale mandate, while Dr. Rebecca Hunnewell argued testing "should be required at the time of transaction" to protect a shared resource.
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