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Select Board tightens FY27 budget by $3.375 million through layoffs and consolidations.

Middleborough Select Board approves revised FY27 budget totaling $112.5 million, eliminating a $3.375 million shortfall. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins outlined a plan affecting nineteen layoffs, five vacant positions, four attrition reductions, and seniority-based bumping across departments. The

Planning Board discusses fee increases for applications.

Planning Board discusses fee increases ahead of May 5 public hearing. Members present included Vice Chair Nancy Kefalis, Tracie Craig-McGee, Anders Martenson IV, and Associate David Dias, along with Town Planner Joe Mandile. The Board reviewed fees from Lakeville, Berkley, and Carver and proposed

Select Board terminates Planning Director contract, approves multiple licenses and warrants

Select Board terminates Planning Director contract due to budget deficit. Middleborough voted unanimously to end Leeann Bradley's employment contract as Director of Planning and Community Development effective June 30, 2026, with Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins citing the town's financial

Zoning Board approves commercial kennel and warehouse projects.

Zoning Board of Appeals approves kennel and warehouse permits. Chairman Darrin DeGrazia and four fellow members approved a special permit for Debbie Conroy to operate a commercial kennel at 24 River Street with a maximum of 17 dogs, subject to quarterly inspections for 12 months and subsequent

Cable Committee approves FY27 budget of $490,657.79.

Permanent Cable Committee approves $490,657.79 FY27 budget with Media Department impact. Chair Bob Silva and the committee voted unanimously to adopt the revised budget, which includes $51,685 in personnel costs for Cable Access Director Karen Foye and staff member Zack G., plus $90,000 in capital