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Westford Select Board Endorses Open Space Plan, Forms East Boston Camps Working Group

WESTFORD — May 27, 2026 — Westford Select Board authorizes East Boston Camps working group and adopts new code of conduct at wide-ranging May 27 meeting. The board voted unanimously to authorize Town Manager Kristen Faber to form a working group to assess building stabilization needs at the Stony Brook Conservation

Westford Finance Committee Narrows Health Insurance Review to Two Options

WESTFORD — May 26, 2026 — Westford Finance Committee narrows health insurance review to self-insured trust changes or GIC, with a $3.5 million savings figure on the table. Meeting May 26, the committee questioned consultant Pat Harrington of Lockton Companies on the difference between redesigning the town's existing

Westford Board of Health Moves to Engage Planning Board on Battery Storage Risks

WESTFORD — May 13, 2026 — Westford Board of Health raises public health alarms over battery storage siting and moves to update its outdated rodenticide policy. At the May 13 meeting, Health Director Ray Wellman briefed the board on plans by the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments to draft zoning amendments governing

Westford Select Board reorganizes, approves $407K in budget transfers at May meeting

WESTFORD — May 12, 2026 — Westford Select Board reorganizes under new chair, approves $397K firefighter contract transfer. The board unanimously elected Chris Barrett as chair, Sean Kelly as vice chair, and Noel Donovan as clerk at its May 12 meeting, the first since the May 5 town election that brought new

Westford Select Board Reorganizes, Approves $406,600 in Budget Transfers at May Meeting

WESTFORD — May 11, 2026 — Westford Select Board reorganizes under new chair Chris Barrett and approves nearly $406,600 in end-of-year budget transfers. At the May 11 meeting at Town Hall, Barrett was elected chair 5-0, replacing outgoing chair Tom Clay, with Sean Kelly moving to vice chair

Westford Board of Health Defers Officer Vote, Pledges Memo on Battery Storage

WESTFORD — May 11, 2026 — Westford Board of Health defers officer elections and moves to engage Planning Board on battery storage risks. Meeting remotely on May 11, the four-member board voted 4-0-0 to postpone its annual reorganization of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary until June, when newly appointed

School Committee Member Young Spotlights Robinson Feasibility Study in Recorded Statement

WESTFORD — April 29, 2026 — Westford School Committee member issues solo recorded statement on Robinson School Feasibility Study. Valerie Young, who said she has served on the committee for six years focusing on budgets, facilities, and long-term planning, described the Robinson School Feasibility Study as "one of the most

O'Connell Enters Select Board Race, Warns Against Override-Dependent Budget Strategy

WESTFORD — April 24, 2026 — Select Board candidate Megan O'Connell recorded a community-access TV address arguing Westford cannot count on a Proposition 2.5 override to close its structural budget gap. O'Connell, who said she filed nomination papers at the last minute, cited a WCVB Channel

Westford Resident David Pina Files for One-Year Select Board Seat

WESTFORD — April 16, 2026 — Westford resident David Pina announced his candidacy for a one-year Select Board seat ahead of the May 5 town election. Pina, who has lived in Westford for nearly 50 years, aired a campaign statement on the town's community access TV channel citing schools,

Westford Board of Health Denies Bakery Variance, Church Fee Cut Request

WESTFORD — April 14, 2026 — Westford Board of Health unanimously rejects a food safety variance and a church fee reduction in back-to-back votes. The board voted 4-0 to deny a request from Pam Salker, owner of Muffins on Main, who sought to waive the 2022 federal food code

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