West Newbury Board Approves $16,500 School Pipe Repair, Endorses Water Articles
West Newbury Select Board approves school pipe repair and endorses four water department warrant articles ahead of April 27 town meeting.
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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
Hamilton Select Board Votes 5-0 to Pursue $1.34 Million Proposition 2½ Override
HAMILTON — March 25, 2026 — Hamilton Select Board votes unanimously for $1.34 million Proposition 2½ override split between town and schools. The board approved a two-article strategy for the April 11 Annual Town Meeting: a first article funding a basic-services budget within the levy limit, and a second
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
Gloucester City Council Rejects Stillington Drive Public Way Petition 7-1
GLOUCESTER — March 24, 2026 — Gloucester City Council rejects Stillington Drive public way petition 7-1, approves Hammond Castle parking restrictions. The council voted 7-1 at its March 24 meeting to deny a petition to designate Stillington Drive, a private way abutting Ravenswood Park, as a public road, with Assistant
North Andover Select Board Approves Tavern in the Square Liquor License, Three Business Licenses
NORTH ANDOVER — March 23, 2026 — North Andover Select Board approves liquor license for Tavern in the Square and hears school officials warn of a likely FY28 budget override. At the March 23 meeting, the board unanimously approved an on-premises all-alcohol license for Tavern Opco LLC DBA Tavern in
Newburyport City Council Approves $7M School Roof Bond, Bartlett Mall Grant
NEWBURYPORT — March 23, 2026 — Newburyport City Council unanimously approved a roughly $7 million school roof bond and voted 10-1 to accept a $775,000 federal grant for the Bartlett Mall frog pond restoration at its March 23 meeting. The school bond, covering roof work at Newburyport High School and
Essex Select Board Approves FY27 Warrant Requiring Two Proposition 2½ Overrides
ESSEX — March 23, 2026 — Essex Select Board closes annual town meeting warrant with two override questions totaling $454,449. Finance Committee Chair Jody Harris presented a total FY27 operating budget of $24,541,614 at the March 23 board meeting, requiring a $268,722 Proposition 2½ override for the general
West Newbury Select Board Adds Cannabis Prohibition to May Ballot
WEST NEWBURY — March 19, 2026 — West Newbury Select Board votes to place cannabis prohibition on May 4 ballot, reopening warrant to add article. Acting on a same-night deadline, Chair Wendy Reed and members Barry Fogel and Christopher Wile voted unanimously Thursday to add a single ballot question asking voters
West Newbury Select Board Adds Cannabis Prohibition to May Ballot
WEST NEWBURY — March 19, 2026 — West Newbury Select Board votes to place cannabis prohibition on May 4 ballot, reopening warrant to add article. Acting on a same-night deadline, Chair Wendy Reed and members Barry Fogel and Christopher Wile voted unanimously Thursday to add a single ballot question asking voters