Newbury Finance Committee Confronts $250,000 Budget Gap, Eyes Free Cash Draw
Newbury Finance Committee grapples with a $250,000 structural budget gap heading into town meeting.
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Newbury Planning Board advances four zoning amendments to annual town meeting warrant
Newbury Planning Board unanimously advances four zoning warrant articles and approves Sunset Club site plan 4-1.
Newbury Select Board tables Plum Island easement vote after property owners push back
Newbury Select Board hears challenge to Plum Island beach easements, defers any vote.
Newbury Conservation Commission Grants Continuances to All Four Active Wetland Hearings
Newbury Conservation Commission continued all four active wetland permit hearings to April 7 at a 17-minute remote meeting March 3.
Newbury Capital Planning Committee defers software upgrade, flags multiple building conflicts
Newbury's Capital Planning Committee deferred a $30,000 financial software replacement and shelved two Fire Department IT projects pending a building decision at 3 Morgan Avenue.
Newbury ZBA Approves Two Plum Island Special Permits, Adopts Minor Modification Format
Newbury's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved special permits for two Plum Island properties and adopted a new certificate format for minor modifications at its February 19 meeting. Chair Eric P.
Newbury Planning Board Delays Central Street Subdivision Vote, Cites Drainage and Traffic
Newbury Planning Board continues Central Street subdivision hearing over traffic and drainage concerns.
Newbury Planning Board sets March 4 Zoom hearing on zoning bylaw amendments
Newbury Planning Board schedules March 4 Zoom hearing on proposed zoning bylaw amendments. Meeting via Zoom on the evening of March 4, 2026, at 7 p.m., the board will hold a required public hearing on zoning bylaw changes referred by the Select Board ahead of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting.
Newbury Select Board Sends Zoning Overhaul to Public Hearing, Eyes May Town Meeting
Newbury Select Board unanimously refers sweeping zoning overhaul to Planning Board and warns of its tightest budget year in recent memory.
Newbury Library Trustees Approve Minutes, Hear Report on Programs and Facility Issues
Newbury Library trustees received a routine monthly update at their February 10 meeting, approving prior minutes unanimously and hearing Director Hayley Hart report on facility issues and recent programming.