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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

Concord Planning Board Pushes Parking Sharing Reform at Spring Town Meeting

CARLISLE -- April 3, 2026, Concord Planning Board member argues for joint parking reform ahead of Town Meeting vote on Article 36. NOTE TO EDITOR: This item concerns Concord, Massachusetts, not Carlisle, and originates from a Minuteman Media Network podcast, not a Carlisle municipal meeting. Andrew Boardman, a five-year board

Concord Previews 54-Article Town Meeting Warrant With Zoning, Composting Focus

CARLISLE -- April 1, 2026, Concord's outgoing town moderator previews a 54-article warrant and a leadership handoff at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Town Moderator Carmen Reese, in her 10th and final year, spoke on the Minuteman Media Network's Civic Concord podcast about the April 27