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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

Swampscott Select Board Unanimously Backs Middle School MSBA Application

SWAMPSCOTT — April 8, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board votes to pursue state funding for middle school overhaul, approves immigration enforcement resolution. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize Superintendent Jason Kalishman to submit a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the first step in a competitive process that

Transcript mislabeled — no Nahant Select Board content found in recording

NAHANT — April 8, 2026 — No publishable brief can be produced. The submitted transcript does not reflect a Nahant Select Board meeting. Speakers reference Plainville, Foxborough, and Rentham in what appears to be a post-election night conversation about expanding Plainville's board from three to five members. No Nahant

Four Swampscott Select Board Candidates Clash Over Hawthorne Site, Kings Beach

SWAMPSCOTT — April 7, 2026 — Four Swampscott Select Board candidates debated Kings Beach, the Rail Trail, and the long-stalled Hawthorne-by-the-Sea site at an April 7 forum ahead of the April 28 election. Charlie Patsios, Ted Dooley, Wayne Spritz, and Wayne Godfrey — competing for two open seats — converged

Wenham Select Board Votes 4-0 on Override, Special Election Set for June 16

WENHAM — April 6, 2026 — Wenham Select Board and Finance Committee clear 23-article warrant ahead of April 9 town meeting. Meeting in joint session Monday, the boards worked through the full warrant, with Select Board Chair Ben Tymon leading a 4-0 re-vote to recommend the Hamilton-Wenham Regional

North Andover Select Board Recommends $7.5 Million Fire Station Bond for Town Meeting

NORTH ANDOVER — April 6, 2026 — North Andover Select Board sends $7.5 million fire station bond to Annual Town Meeting voters. The board voted unanimously Monday to recommend favorable action on a 30-year bond for a new Fire Station 3 on Berry Street, carrying an estimated annual debt service

Select Board Approves First Commercial Beach Chair Rental at Singing Beach

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — April 6, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board greenlights Singing Beach chair rentals and approves two civic appointments. The board voted unanimously Monday to authorize Chairspot LLC — founded by Manchester residents Ben Rubens, Charlie Rubens, and Beckett Gibbons — to operate a beach chair rental service

Groveland Select Board Votes 3-2 to Pull Affordable Housing Trust from Town Meeting

GROVELAND — April 6, 2026 — Groveland Select Board removes Affordable Housing Trust article from annual town meeting warrant in 3-2 vote. Member Kathy Castronellis moved to pull Article 11, arguing the proposed trust's membership structure — drawn from existing town committees — locked out residents with relevant expertise, that no

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

Woburn Panel Leaves Pulte Homes 504-Unit Zoning Bid in Committee

GROVELAND — March 30, 2026 — Woburn's council subcommittee leaves a Pulte Homes 504-unit age-restricted condo proposal in committee with no vote. The Committee on Ordinance, Charter, and Rules held a March 30 session on Pulte Homes of New England LLC's request to amend the Technology-

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