Government · Board of Selectmen
Middleton Selectmen keep Burns Security deal after cost questions
Middleton Selectmen face a state challenge to this year's tax cap vote on warrant articles 7 through 16.
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Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Delays Vote on Maple Street Site Plan
Middleton's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a site plan hearing for 227 Maple and 0 Gregory streets to June 25, citing missing dimensions and traffic confusion.
Government · Town Meeting
Middleton Rejects Bid to Cut Camera Funding
Middleton Town Meeting rejects bid to strip traffic camera funding, 98-47. Voters approved a $51,925,927 fiscal 2027 budget, $1,738,652 toward a $70 million Masconomet HVAC and roof project, and $2.2 million for Fuller Meadows School roof and HVAC work.
Schools · School Committee
Lowell School Committee Votes to Restore Three Student Support Specialist Positions in $287.9M Budget
MIDDLETON -- May 6, 2026, Lowell School Committee approves cuts to fund three disputed student support positions ahead of $287.9 million budget vote. The seven-member committee voted 7-0 on May 6 to
Government · Select Board
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
Schools · School Committee
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-
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning board OKs auto shop, basketball gym
Middleton's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved special permits for an auto repair shop and a youth basketball academy, while continuing a 200-unit housing hearing to June 25.
Government · Select Board
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
Government · Select Board
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
Government · Planning Board
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
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