Select Board

Sturbridge Approves $526,500 for Trail Services and Wastewater Projects

Sturbridge

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Sturbridge Approves $526,500 for Trail Services and Wastewater Projects

Main Street Trail Project and Wastewater Upgrades Head to Select Board

Sturbridge

+1

Main Street Trail Project and Wastewater Upgrades Head to Select Board

Select Board Sends Data-Center Pause and $350,000 Douty Road Article to Town Meeting

Sturbridge

+2

Select Board Sends Data-Center Pause and $350,000 Douty Road Article to Town Meeting

Southbridge Advances Regional 911 Plan as Data-Center Moratorium Reaches Final Reading

Conservation Commission

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Southbridge Advances Regional 911 Plan as Data-Center Moratorium Reaches Final Reading

Douty Road Plan Moves Toward First Engineering Step as November Warrant Takes Shape

Conservation Commission

+1

Douty Road Plan Moves Toward First Engineering Step as November Warrant Takes Shape

Charlton’s October Town Meeting Takes Shape Around Senior Center, Data Centers and Public Safety

Charlton

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Charlton’s October Town Meeting Takes Shape Around Senior Center, Data Centers and Public Safety

Southbridge Starts Formal Review of 365-Day Data Center Moratorium

Select Board

+1

Southbridge Starts Formal Review of 365-Day Data Center Moratorium

Sturbridge Moves Data Center Moratorium Toward November Town Meeting

Sturbridge

+1

Sturbridge Moves Data Center Moratorium Toward November Town Meeting

Southbridge Residents Press for Data-Center Moratorium as Town Weighs New Safeguards

Select Board

+1

Southbridge Residents Press for Data-Center Moratorium as Town Weighs New Safeguards

Tantasqua Begins Superintendent Search as Boyd Plans End-of-Year Departure

Sturbridge

+1

Tantasqua Begins Superintendent Search as Boyd Plans End-of-Year Departure

Charlton Holds Amazon Flex Proposal for More Traffic Review; Sewer Rates Set to Rise

Charlton

+2

Charlton Holds Amazon Flex Proposal for More Traffic Review; Sewer Rates Set to Rise

Southbridge Plans Reservoir Cleanup; Data-Center and Energy Hearing Comes Wednesday

Select Board

+1

Southbridge Plans Reservoir Cleanup; Data-Center and Energy Hearing Comes Wednesday

Sturbridge Reviews 14 New Apartments as Energy Bylaws Head to Public Hearings

Sturbridge

+2

Sturbridge Reviews 14 New Apartments as Energy Bylaws Head to Public Hearings

Charlton voters face $11.2M school-capital decision as senior-center proposal advances

Charlton

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Charlton voters face $11.2M school-capital decision as senior-center proposal advances

Southbridge school governance reaches final receivership phase—but the state has set no exit date

Select Board

+1

Southbridge school governance reaches final receivership phase—but the state has set no exit date

Sturbridge Keeps Single Tax Rate, Approves Police Agreement, and Caps Sidewalk-Snow Purchase at $100,000

Sturbridge

+1

Sturbridge Keeps Single Tax Rate, Approves Police Agreement, and Caps Sidewalk-Snow Purchase at $100,000

Charlton sewer rates may rise as October Town Meeting takes shape

Charlton

+1

Charlton sewer rates may rise as October Town Meeting takes shape

Southbridge Sends Data-Center Moratorium to Planning Board but It Is Not Yet in Effect

Select Board

+1

Southbridge Sends Data-Center Moratorium to Planning Board but It Is Not Yet in Effect

Sturbridge

+2

Sturbridge Prepares for Two Larger Town Votes & Approves Cedar Lake Fanwort Treatment

Monday Night Preview: Road Contract and Landfill Planning Before the Select Board

Sturbridge

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Monday Night Preview: Road Contract and Landfill Planning Before the Select Board

Sturbridge Approves New Planner & Fire Appointments

Sturbridge

+2

Sturbridge Approves New Planner & Fire Appointments

This Week in Sturbridge: A Look Ahead at the July 6 Select Board Meeting

Select Board

This Week in Sturbridge: A Look Ahead at the July 6 Select Board Meeting

Roundabout, Housing Plan, and Road Work Move Ahead in Sturbridge

Sturbridge

+1

Roundabout, Housing Plan, and Road Work Move Ahead in Sturbridge

Walker Pond Wells Could Get State-Funded Water-Line Fix

Sturbridge

+1

Walker Pond Wells Could Get State-Funded Water-Line Fix

A Library Ramp, A Route 20 Roundabout, and A Busy Summer Ahead in Sturbridge

Sturbridge

+2

A Library Ramp, A Route 20 Roundabout, and A Busy Summer Ahead in Sturbridge

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