Nahant Town Meeting approved $1 million for a $4 million library restoration by a 270-20 paper ballot. The funds come from the town's $2.3 million Coast Guard Housing Proceeds Account and unlock $3 million in private donations, including a $2 million matching grant expiring in December 2027.
Saugus Town Meeting closed out its annual warrant by approving a $126,380,605 fiscal 2027 town budget. The roll call vote was reported at 47 in favor with no recorded opposition, funding a $30,606,374 school department budget and $88,774,231 in municipal department spending.
Swampscott Town Meeting approved an $87,041,794 fiscal 2027 budget that uses $1.6 million in excess levy capacity.
Nahant Town Meeting approved a $1 million property tax override for fire staffing and school support, 175-33, sending it to a townwide ballot.
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.
Saugus Town Meeting sent a contested ash-landfill resolution back to its sponsor on a 28-19 roll call vote.
NEWBURY -- May 5, 2026, Newbury Annual Town Meeting approves $26.9 million FY2027 budget, rejects senior center study, and passes voluntary nonprofit tax bylaw. Voters at the May 5 meeting approved a $26,948,
Saugus Town Meeting voted 48-0 to create a committee studying six vacant school buildings and passed a new electric bike bylaw, while tabling a hunting ban fight until May 11.
Marblehead Town Meeting votes 1,227-159 to send a tiered override to the June ballot.
ESSEX -- May 4, 2026, Essex Annual Town Meeting approves two Proposition 2.5 overrides and a new river user fee, sends both to May 11 ballot. Voters at the May 4 meeting passed a
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