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Planning Board approves Rose Ridge subdivision documents, continues Middleboro Farm hearings

Planning Board approves Rose Ridge subdivision documents, continues Middleboro Farm hearings. The five voting members unanimously advanced Rose Ridge documents for recording and voted 5-0 to continue three Plain Street hearings for Middleboro Farm, LLC (25-9-RL, 25-10-RL, 25-11-RL) to May 5, 2026.

Library Board approves response to meeting law complaint

Library Board approves response to Open Meeting Law complaint. Chair Jim Okolita led the board's meeting on Zoom with Director Beth Paine and trustees Ashley DiBiase, Diane Stewart, John Costello, Sherri Hartlen-Neely, Jen Paulin, and Heather Montross. The trustees reviewed and amended the response

Finance Committee flags fire department budget gaps for FY27

Finance Committee flags fire department budget crisis. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins reported that the FY27 fire department budget book lists 35 full-time staff but payroll records show 41 to 42 people, creating a 162,000-dollar shortfall between federal Safer Grant funding received and payroll

Commission approves Nemasket River restoration amendment

Middleborough Conservation Commission approves Nemasket River restoration expansion. The commission unanimously approved an amended Order of Conditions for invasive weed removal work on the Nemasket River, the third phase of an ongoing ecological restoration project funded by a $35,000 grant from

Finance Committee launches FY27 budget review

Finance Committee begins preliminary FY27 budget review. Chair Robert Sullivan led members Nathan Demers, Alan R. Krischner, and Eric Machado through the first round of departmental budget discussions, with the school budget adjusted to $42,550,000, down $400,000 from the original proposal. Several