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Town Meeting adjourns after 18 articles
The Special Town Meeting adjourned for the night around 11:20 p.m. after deliberating on articles 17 and 18.
Article 17 -- $100,000 for lead services...
Westborough Town Meeting: Articles 8-14
Shelby Marshall of the Select Board presented Article 8, $21,838 to fund union contracts for the Police Department.
Article 8 passes, 362-97.
Select Board member Patrick...
Schools ask more for out-of-district costs
Residents at Westborough's Special Town Meeting have approved two articles asking for nearly $930,000 to pay for special education out-of-district costs.
In the past year, Westborough...
Westborough Town Meeting under way
Westborough's Special Town Meeting is under way.
"It's nice to be back to almost normal," said Town Moderator John Arnold.
Benjamin Gold was named deputy Town...
LIVE UPDATES: Shrewsbury convenes for Special Town Meeting
Editor’s note: This article will be updated as Town Meeting approves the articles.
SHREWSBURY - Town officials held the Shrewsbury Town meeting tonight at Oak...
Shrewsbury gets $100,000 to create climate action plan
Shrewsbury will be creating a climate action plan, thanks to a $100,000 grant awarded by the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program.
LIVE UPDATES: Southborough gathers for Town Meeting
Southborough Town Meeting is currently underway at Trottier Middle School. Follow our live updates as voters consider the articles.
Advisory Finance Committee recommends defeat of Westborough library project
The Advisory Finance Committee has recommended the defeat of a Town Meeting article to fund the renovation of the Westborough Public Library.
Open space purchase heading to Westborough Town Meeting
A chance for the town to purchase a 15.42-acre parcel at 0 Ruggles Street will appear on the fall Town Meeting warrant.
Shrewsbury Town Meeting may increase handicapped parking fines
Among the Town Meeting articles on the warrant, members will decide whether to approve a $200 increase in handicapped parking fines.
Mountain View Cemetery expansion heads to Shrewsbury Town Meeting
The design and permitting to expand Mountain View Cemetery is among the articles going before Town Meeting Oct. 17.
Shrewsbury seeks members for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging committee
The newly established Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Committee is looking for new members.
A look at Grafton’s Fall Town Meeting warrant
Changes to on-street parking street parking and marijuana regulations will be part of the fall Grafton Town Meeting.
Temporary traffic, safety committee formed by Northborough selectmen
The committee was charged to return to the selectmen in no more than six months with a recommendation whether to form a permanent committee.
St. Mark’s triangle, tree protection bylaw on Southborough warrant
Southborough Town Meeting warrant features a total of 13 articles, including two citizen petitions regarding flags and St. Mark’s triangle.
Parks, recreation director Angela Snell says goodbye
Director of Parks and Recreation Angela Snell marked her last day serving the town of Shrewsbury Sept. 30 after serving since 2001.
Westborough Board of Health proposes changes to plastic reduction bylaw
Residents will have another chance to decide on a plastic reduction bylaw at the fall Town Meeting on Oct. 17.
Westborough’s town seal on Town Meeting warrant
Three articles on this fall’s Town Meeting warrant will have residents deciding on the future of the town seal.
Shrewsbury begins negotiations proposed housing development on Main Street
Developers took the next step in bringing a nearly 200-unit housing development to 104 Main Street in Shrewsbury.
Sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes planned for Grafton’s Millbury Street
Residents who live around the Millbury Street Elementary School heard plans on how the town and MassDOT plan to improve Millbury Street.