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Middleton Select Board Unanimously Rejects $6.7 Million PFAS Water Line Borrowing

MIDDLETON — May 5, 2026 — Middleton Select Board shelves $6.7 million PFAS water line loan, approves package store expansion and Verizon easement. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to take no action on a Massachusetts Clean Water Trust borrowing proposal that would have extended municipal water lines to roughly seven households

Middleton School Committee Approves Tri-Town Tuition Policy, Warns on Roof Ballot Vote

MIDDLETON — May 4, 2026 — Middleton School Committee approves inter-town tuition waiver and warns voters on Fuller Meadow roof ballot. The committee voted unanimously Monday to adopt Tritown School Union recital language eliminating base-program tuition charges when students cross town lines for specialized special education services, while preserving cost

Middleton Select Board Revises Police Station RFP, Drops $1 Million Minimum Bid

MIDDLETON — April 22, 2026 — Middleton Select Board approves revised police station RFP, $4.8 million bond note, and food pantry license. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to reissue a request for proposals for the former police headquarters at 65 North Main Street after an earlier version drew zero responses; the

Middleton Select Board Closes 30-Article Town Meeting Warrant, Approves PFAS Borrowing

MIDDLETON — April 9, 2026 — Middleton Select Board closes 30-article Annual Town Meeting warrant and flags PFAS cleanup language. The board, meeting jointly with the Finance Committee on April 9, unanimously approved 10 formal votes including acceptance of a Mass Health Officers Association public health excellence grant, adoption of 105

Middleton Planning Board Cuts Ridgewood Easement, Clears Two ZBA Referrals

MIDDLETON — April 9, 2026 — Middleton Planning Board unanimously approved a temporary slope easement reduction at Ridgewood Estates, advancing the final phase of a 92-lot interconnected subdivision stalled since at least 2017. Engineer Chris Spiragis of Williams and Spiragis told the board that water, stormwater, and primary electrical infrastructure are

Middleton School Committee approves $17 million FY27 budget, rejects school choice

Middleton School Committee unanimously approves a $17 million FY27 school budget and rejects interdistrict school choice for the tenth straight year.

Middleton Boards Unanimously Approve $4.23 Million FY27 Capital Budget

MIDDLETON — March 25, 2026 — Middleton boards unanimously approve $4.23 million capital budget for fiscal year 2027. The Select Board and Finance Committee met jointly on March 25 with Town Administrator Justin Gilmore leading both bodies through a line-by-line review that included a $2.2 million Fuller Meadow

Burlington School Committee Adopts CommonLit 360 for Middle School English Classes

MIDDLETON — March 24, 2026 — Burlington School Committee unanimously adopted CommonLit 360 as its new middle school English Language Arts curriculum after a two-year review process. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lisa Chen reported that 97 percent of surveyed educators — including English, special education, ESOL, and reading specialist staff — favored the program

Rentham Select Board Votes to Form Seven-Member Housing Production Plan Committee

MIDDLETON — March 19, 2026 — Rentham Select Board creates housing committee, backs conservation pact, and debates secret-ballot bylaw. The board voted 5-0 at its March 17 meeting to form a seven-member ad hoc Housing Production Plan committee — four seats drawn from the Select Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board

Middleton Planning Board Pulls Zoning Amendments from May 2026 Town Meeting Warrant

MIDDLETON — March 11, 2026 — Middleton Planning Board pulls zoning bylaw overhaul from spring warrant, eyes 2027 instead. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that the Select Board exclude the proposed zoning bylaw amendments from the May 2026 Town Meeting warrant, acting on the advice of Town Planner Anna LaBelle,

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