Schools · School Committee
School Committee Opens Protect Act Policy Review
Middleborough School Committee opens Protect Act policy review, accepts $62,168 grant.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31 through September 6, 2026
One Middleborough obituary published this week: Madden, Tamra, 82, who died September 2, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Drolette Funeral Services, Inc. DBA Ashley Funeral Home of Middleborough; full obituary posted via Echovita.
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission approves utility work and house relocation permits
Middleborough Conservation Commission approves two major property determinations at September 3 meeting. Chair Nancy Ockers led unanimous votes approving David Sanford's request to cut four trees and maintain vegetation within a utility easement at 35 East Main Street, with stumps left at least one
Government · DocumentCenter
Select Board Eases Water Restrictions to Level 1
Middleborough Select Board eases water restrictions from Level 2 to Level 1. The board voted unanimously August 17 to implement Level 1 drought restrictions, allowing outdoor watering only before 9:00 AM and after 5:00 PM, with even-numbered addresses allowed to water on Tuesdays and odd-numbered
Schools · School Committee
School Committee votes to leave seat vacant until April
The Middleborough School Committee voted unanimously to leave a vacant seat open until the April town election rather than fill it with the Select Board.
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission requires peer review on Cedar Street wetlands
Middleborough Conservation Commission votes to order independent peer review of contested Cedar Street wetland delineation before allowing a proposed single-family home to proceed. The board unanimously approved soliciting at least three peer review quotes for the Roy Keene property on 0 Cedar
Government · DocumentCenter
Kearsarge battery project approved 4-1 by Select Board
Middleborough Select Board votes 4-1 to approve Kearsarge battery storage PILOT agreement. The board approved a 20-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes deal with Kearsarge Energy for a 4.99-megawatt battery storage system on Jericho Road, with the town receiving $11,000 initially with a 2.5 percent annual
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission approves environmental permits for multiple projects
Middleborough Commission continues hearing on East Grove Street surf park to September 3. The proposed 20-acre development would include a wave lagoon, three buildings, 35 cottage-style hotel units, and parking, impacting isolated and bordering vegetated wetlands. The Commission unanimously
Government · DocumentCenter
Select Board approves $7.5M water treatment facility bond
Middleborough Select Board backs $7.5M water infrastructure bond and dam project contract. The Board voted unanimously to approve a $7.5 million borrowing from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the East Grove Street water treatment facility project, originally authorized at the April 22, 2024
Schools · School Committee
School Committee OKs $427,500 Roof Contract
Middleborough School Committee revoted to approve a $427,500 roof contract and confirmed a new special-services director. The board unanimously reapproved WPI Construction of Worcester's original bid for the Lincoln D.