The Lawrence Budget and Finance Committee voted to send a $30,316.80 cemetery litigation legal bill, a $280 ADA expenditure, a $70,000 EMS grant and the fiscal 2027 tax classification item to the full council with favorable recommendations.
A Massachusetts retirement board heard its portfolio returned 14.4 percent over the year ending June 30 and agreed to invite three finalist managers to a virtual presentation in November as part of a short-term cash manager search.
Saugus Planning Board approved a site plan for a commercial project at 24 Broadway on a 4-0 vote, after an earlier version of the same motion deadlocked 2-2.
The North Andover Conservation Commission voted unanimously to approve a final order of conditions for the Berry Street/Turnpike Street fire station project, while leaving ball field parking access unresolved.
The Andover Commission on Disability voted to send a letter supporting an accessibility variance for a 426-unit apartment project at 100 Old River Road, paired with written reservations.
Lynn Council on Aging voted 9-0 to table officer elections until December, pending finalized bylaws. Chair Dianna Chakoutis moved to delay the chair, vice chair and clerk vote, saying she wanted bylaws "solidified and approved" first, with the election to happen at a December dinner meeting.
The Saugus Charter Review Committee voted unanimously to require public hearings before finalizing any charter proposals for town meeting.
Peabody's Conservation Commission voted 5-1 to lift its earlier denials and approve amended local conditions for two adjacent redevelopment projects at 0 Aborn Street and 21 Pleasant Street, after the state Department of Environmental Protection overrode the board's objections.
The Haverhill City Council continued a contentious battery energy storage zoning hearing to December 1 after residents objected to a proposed Hilldale Avenue site.
Gloucester City Council held the commercial tax shift at 1.03 for fiscal 2027. Principal Assessor Nancy Pappas told councillors the shift saves a $750,000 homeowner $15 a year and adds $210 for commercial, industrial and personal property owners.
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