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Hopkinton Budget Leaders Preview Town Meeting, Urge Public Participation Before Saturday Vote

HOPKINTON — April 29, 2026 — Hopkinton's town manager and CFO outlined the town's nine-month budget process days before the May 2 annual town meeting. Town Manager Elaine Lazarus and Chief Financial Officer Carla LaPierre appeared on the town's public-access program "Hopkinton Works&

Concord Town Meeting Passes Student-Led Composting Feasibility Petition Over Select Board Objection

CARLISLE — April 29, 2026 — Concord town meeting closes 2026 session by passing student composting petition over Select Board opposition. The three-night Annual Town Meeting wrapped up Wednesday with voters approving 205 to 35 a petition from the Concord-Carlisle High School Sunrise Movement Club directing the Select Board to

Arlington Town Meeting Rejects Tree Canopy Expansion, Passes Park Protections and Fee Updates

ARLINGTON — April 29, 2026 — Arlington Town Meeting rejected a citizen-sponsored expansion of the town's tree preservation bylaw Wednesday and passed a package of bylaw updates affecting parks, fees, revolving funds, and recall elections. The substitute motion by Robin Bergman, Precinct 12, and Jennifer Cutraro, Precinct 11, which

Concord Town Meeting Approves $4.7 Million in Community Preservation Projects 382-59

CARLISLE — April 28, 2026 — Concord's Annual Town Meeting approved $4.675 million in Community Preservation Committee spending and passed four other warrant articles on its second night, April 28, but a wholesale replacement of the town's 1998 wireless communications bylaw fell one vote short of the

Concord Town Meeting Approves $147.8M Budget With Carlisle School Assessment Up 9 Percent

CARLISLE — April 27, 2026 — Concord's 2026 Annual Town Meeting approved a $147.8 million budget Monday, with votes directly affecting Carlisle's school assessments. Town Moderator Carmen Reese presided over the meeting at Concord-Carlisle High School, where 343 voters approved Concord's $26,810,821

Ayer Town Meeting Approves $20.7 Million Budget, Votes to Restrict Rat Poison

AYER — April 27, 2026 — Ayer town meeting approves $20.7 million FY2027 budget and votes to pursue rodenticide restrictions. The April 27 annual town meeting at Ayer Shirley Regional High School unanimously approved a $20,720,080 omnibus operating budget — a 3.47 percent increase over the current year — after

Ayer Town Meeting Approves $20.7 Million Budget, Votes to Restrict Rat Poison

AYER — April 27, 2026 — Ayer town meeting approves $20.7 million FY2027 budget and votes to pursue rodenticide restrictions. The April 27 annual town meeting at Ayer Shirley Regional High School unanimously approved a $20,720,080 omnibus operating budget — a 3.47 percent increase over the current year — after

Ayer Town Meeting Approves $20.7 Million Budget, Votes to Restrict Rat Poison

AYER — April 27, 2026 — Ayer town meeting approves $20.7 million FY2027 budget and votes to pursue rodenticide restrictions. The April 27 annual town meeting at Ayer Shirley Regional High School unanimously approved a $20,720,080 omnibus operating budget — a 3.47 percent increase over the current year — after

Arlington Town Meeting Tables Fee Schedule Over Document Discrepancy, Passes Bylaw Changes

ARLINGTON — April 27, 2026 — Arlington's 2026 Annual Town Meeting opened with override reflection and tabled its fee schedule. Select Board Chair John Hurd told the roughly 220-member body at Monday's opening session that the March 28 passage of a $14.8 million override was "

Reading Officials Host Town Meeting 101 Ahead of Annual Session Opening Monday

READING — April 25, 2026 — Reading holds Town Meeting 101 orientation ahead of annual session opening Monday. Town Meeting Member Jen Pillory of Precinct 4, Town Moderator Alan Fultz, and Finance Committee Chair Joe Carnahan led the public session Saturday, walking residents through the procedures, budget timeline, and warrant articles for

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