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Newbury Finance Committee warned of deep budget pressures ahead of May town meeting

Newbury Finance Committee hears grim fiscal warning ahead of May 5 town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 3

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee Flags Risk in Schools' Plan to Tap Circuit Breaker Funds for FY27 Budget

NORTH ANDOVER -- February 2, 2026, North Andover Finance Committee raises concerns over school budget's $1.5 million circuit breaker draw. The committee, chaired by Regina Keene, spent its February 2 meeting reviewing

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee Approves Four FY27 Operating Budgets, Defers Harbor Capital

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, January 29, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee approves four FY27 operating budgets totaling roughly $1.2 million. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve the Harbor Department operations

Townbrief reporting · Jan 29

Government · Finance Committee

Groveland Finance Committee Hears Four Department Budgets, Flags Aging Assessors Software

GROVELAND -- January 28, 2026, Groveland Finance Committee opens FY27 budget review with four department presentations, flagging aging software as a top risk. The committee heard from Council on Aging Director Alyssa Lee, who reported

Townbrief reporting · Jan 28

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester Finance Committee Approves Council on Aging, Health, and Library Budgets

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, January 22, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee unanimously approved three operating budgets at its January 22 meeting and debated a potential overhaul of how the town

Townbrief reporting · Jan 22

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester Finance Committee Approves FY27 Police and Town Clerk Budgets

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, January 15, 2026, Manchester Finance Committee approves FY27 police budget at $2.1 million amid persistent staffing shortages. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve police department salaries at $2,

Townbrief reporting · Jan 15

Government · Finance Committee

Groveland Finance Committee Hears Fire Chief's Plea for More Full-Time Firefighters

GROVELAND -- January 14, 2026, Groveland Finance Committee hears department budget requests, debates fire staffing urgency. Fire Chief Valentine told the committee Wednesday that the department answered 1,285 calls in the 18 months ending

Townbrief reporting · Jan 14

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Panel Preps for School Budget Summit

Swampscott's Finance Committee previewed a January 21 budget summit with school officials and warned the town's taxing cushion is shrinking.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 8

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester Finance Committee Sets Budget Review Schedule, Flags $732K School Shortfall

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee opens FY27 budget review with a $732,000 school shortfall and a $3.6 million Rotunda funding gap.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 8

Government · Finance Committee

North Andover Finance Committee Seeks Five Years of School Spending Data

North Andover Finance Committee warns of a school-budget squeeze and a potential tax hit from the Royal Crest sale.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 5