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Arlington Town Meeting Votes to End Country Club Tax Break, Ban Rodenticides

ARLINGTON -- May 4, 2026, Arlington Town Meeting votes to strip private country clubs of a 75 percent property tax break. Meeting members voted 190-18 Monday night to authorize filing a home rule petition to exempt the town from Massachusetts General Law Chapter 61B, which has allowed Belmont Country Club

Acton Town Meeting Approves $128 Million in School and Municipal Budgets for FY2027

ACTON -- May 4, 2026, Acton's Annual Town Meeting approved more than $128 million in combined school and municipal spending for fiscal year 2027 and authorized $2.75 million in borrowing to replace the failed heating and cooling systems at Town Hall. Select Board member Alyssa Nickell presented the

Hopkinton Heads to Town Meeting Saturday With Water, Schools, and Zoning on Ballot

HOPKINTON -- April 30, 2026, Hopkinton officials previewed a packed May 2 Town Meeting at the eHop Know Your Vote Forum on April 30. A town water official outlined plans for a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority connection to address supply shortfalls and water quality complaints including PFAS, iron, and manganese, calling

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