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📣 New This Week
The Candidate Guide Is Live. Plus the FY27 Budget Breakdown
Two new guides this week: a complete look at who’s running in Sturbridge and what they said at the April 13 forum - with video links and timestamps - and a plain-English breakdown of the town’s proposed $46.1M budget, published Sunday.
FY27 Budget Breakdown →Both are free to read. Subscribe to get Sturbridge coverage like this in your inbox.
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The 2026 Annual Town Meeting Warrant - Article by Article
On April 27, Sturbridge residents will vote on every major spending decision, zoning change, budget article for the coming year. The Town Minute will break down each warrant article in plain English before Town Meeting night so you know exactly what you’re voting on before you walk in the door.
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About The Town Minute
I’m Connor, a Sturbridge resident. I watch Select Board meetings for fun and the YouTube stream usually has a couple dozen views. For a town of 9,500 people, that always struck me as crazy low. These meetings decide our taxes, our roads, our water. And almost nobody’s watching. So I started summarizing the meetings myself in plain English, once a week, straight to your inbox. No jargon, no two-hour videos, no digging through PDFs. Just what happened and why it matters.
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