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Town Meeting Approves $171 Million FY27 Budget
Winchester Town Meeting approved a $171 million fiscal 2027 budget that absorbs 32 full-time equivalent school job cuts after March's override failed.
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Holliston Town Meeting Opens May 11 With $2.5 Million High School Study on Ballot
Holliston's Annual Town Meeting convenes May 11 with a $2.5 million high school feasibility study leading a 30-article warrant.
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Belmont Town Meeting backs paramedic funding, hybrid-meeting petition
Belmont Town Meeting funds a $125,000 paramedic pilot and votes to seek permanent hybrid-meeting authority.
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Ashland Calls Residents to Annual Town Meeting Wednesday at High School
ASHLAND -- May 6, 2026, Ashland's annual Town Meeting is set for Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Ashland High School. The announcement, read on WACA community access television by host
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Tewksbury Special Town Meeting Raises Senior Staff Salaries, Bars Assistant Town Manager from New Pay Plan
TEWKSBURY -- May 6, 2026, Tewksbury Special Town Meeting approves senior staff pay hikes over retention concerns, bars assistant town manager from new scale. Voters at Wednesday's special town meeting adopted an amended
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Arlington Town Meeting Unanimously Passes $247 Million Operating Budget for Fiscal 2027
ARLINGTON -- May 6, 2026, Arlington town meeting unanimously approved a $247 million fiscal year 2027 operating budget and a $19.6 million capital plan on budget night, May 6. Town Manager Jim Feeney told
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Wakefield Town Meeting Passes Dog Fines Increase, Approves $3.7 Million in Infrastructure Borrowing
WAKEFIELD -- May 5, 2026, Wakefield Town Meeting votes to raise dog fines and expand waste enforcement town-wide on second night. Voters on May 5 approved raising dog violation penalties to $100 for a
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Acton Town Meeting Approves Insulet Tax Break, Arboretum Purchase, and Zoning Overhaul
ACTON -- May 5, 2026, Acton Town Meeting approves Insulet tax deal, $1.4 million arboretum expansion, and four zoning articles on night two. Meeting members voted by majority Tuesday to authorize Select Board negotiations
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Town Meeting Rejects $3 Million Land Purchase
Winchester Town Meeting rejected a $3 million bond to buy 13.66 acres of conservation land at Forest Ridge, falling short of a two-thirds majority on a 59-105 vote, while unanimously approving $598,540 for a new K-5 literacy curriculum.
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Town Meeting rejects $3 million Forest Circle land purchase
Winchester Town Meeting kills $3 million Forest Circle conservation land buy, backs literacy funding instead.
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