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Newbury Finance Committee Backs Town Budget, Rejects $250,000 Senior Center Study

NEWBURY — April 7, 2026 — Newbury Finance Committee rejects $250,000 senior center study, backs $914,000 fire station overhaul ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The six-member committee voted 0-6 against recommending Article 11, which would have funded a feasibility and conceptual design study for a standalone Council on

Newbury Conservation Commission approves marina amendment, issues two negative findings

NEWBURY — April 7, 2026 — Newbury Conservation Commission issues permits, continues MBTA housing wetland hearing. The commission voted unanimously at its April 7 meeting to approve a marina float reconfiguration amendment for a Parker River property at 291 High Road, issue a certificate of compliance on a 20-year-old order

Newbury Planning Board Continues Central Street Subdivision Hearing Amid Intersection Safety Concerns

NEWBURY — April 1, 2026 — Newbury Planning Board continued a Central Street subdivision hearing over intersection safety concerns and voted 4-1 to approve a Sunset Club site-plan decision at its April 1 remote meeting. Chair Woody Knight and member Peter Pecos said a site walk revealed dangerous sight lines

Newbury Select Board Approves Warrant, Splits Capital Plan Into Three Articles

NEWBURY — March 31, 2026 — Newbury Select Board unanimously approves restructured annual town meeting warrant, sending more than $986,000 in capital spending to voters on May 5. The board voted 5-0 on nearly every article at its March 31 session, with the single exception being a 4-1 vote

Newbury Select Board Debates Splitting Capital Requests Before Annual Town Meeting Vote

NEWBURY — March 24, 2026 — Newbury Select Board reviews balanced but strained $26 million FY27 budget ahead of annual town meeting. Meeting jointly with the Finance Committee on Tuesday, the board heard Town Administrator Tracy present a budget proposal up 4.6 percent overall, bridged by $250,000 in one-time

Newbury COA Advances Town Meeting Warrant for Senior Facility Cost Study

NEWBURY — March 23, 2026 — Newbury's Council on Aging is advancing a warrant article for spring Town Meeting to fund a full architectural study of a potential new senior center. Chair Cindy Cunningham told the board at the March 23 meeting that she has been meeting with the town

Newbury ZBA Continues Plum Island Permit Hearing, Cites Application Deficiencies

NEWBURY — March 19, 2026 — Newbury's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a special permit hearing for a proposed 4,098-square-foot single-family dwelling on pilings at 15 Sunset Drive on Plum Island to April 15, citing multiple application deficiencies and substantial neighbor opposition. The board, including Member

Newbury Planning Board Recommends Expanding ZBA From Three Members to Five

NEWBURY — March 18, 2026 — Newbury Planning Board recommends expanding the Zoning Board of Appeals from three members to five, heading the change to Annual Town Meeting. The board, meeting March 18 with three of its five members present, voted unanimously to close the public hearing and recommend the amendment after

Lundgren Library Trustees Warn Level Funding Would Cost Full State Aid

Newbury's Lundgren Library trustees heard a warning that level funding for the next fiscal year could strip the library of full state aid status.

Newbury Capital Planning Committee cancels $30,000 IT software project for fiscal 2027

Newbury Capital Planning Committee cancels a $30,000 IT software project and begins scoring 72 pages of departmental capital requests.

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