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Select Board approves contracts for interim Fire Chief and Town Manager.

Select Board approves interim leadership contracts amid fiscal crisis. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins and Interim Fire Chief Dana Fontaine both secured board approval for amended contracts June 8, with Perkins cutting his hourly rate to $53, half his original interim wage, as he approaches a

Townbrief news summary · Jun 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $200,000 to $225,000 salary range for Town Manager search.

Middleborough Select Board sets salary range for Town Manager search at $200,000 to $225,000. The board unanimously approved the range for the Search Committee, which holds its first meeting June 4 at the MCCAM studio, and authorized Chair Teresa Kelly Farley to present the salary parameters before

Townbrief news summary · May 26

Government · Select Board

Select Board schedules Special Town Meeting for June 16 at high school

Middleborough Select Board moves Special Town Meeting to June 16. Chair Teresa Kelly Farley led the board in voting unanimously to reschedule the warrant to June 16 at Middleborough High School after time constraints prevented publication for the original June 1 date. The board also unanimously

Townbrief news summary · May 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves town manager search committee of eight members.

Select Board expands town manager search committee from seven to eight voting members and approves three candidates. The board unanimously selected Nancy Kefalis, MacDonald Sprague III, and Ed Medeiros after a three-way tie in voting. The board also approved a Police Union memorandum regarding the

Townbrief news summary · May 11

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · May 4

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $210,000 land purchase adjacent to Spruce Street well.

The Select Board unanimously approved a $210,000 land purchase adjacent to the Spruce Street well from retained earnings, aimed at protecting the town's best-performing water source and reserving space for future well replacement infrastructure. Chair Teresa Kelly Farley and board members also

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board reorganizes; sets June 1 town meeting date.

Select Board reorganizes with Teresa Kelly Farley as chair. Thomas White was unanimously elected Vice Chair at the April 6 meeting, where the Board also set the Annual Town Meeting for June 1, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Middleborough High School. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins outlined a tight eight-week

Townbrief news summary · Apr 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Dana Fontaine as interim fire chief, extends Bridgewater water agreement

Select Board hires interim fire chief, extends water supply agreement with limits. The board unanimously approved Dana Fontaine for the interim fire chief role and authorized Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins to negotiate her contract. In a 4-1 vote, with Teresa Kelly Farley opposing, the board

Townbrief news summary · Mar 30

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves election workers and liquor license for festival.

Select Board approves 75 election workers and one-day liquor license for Herring Run Festival. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins reported a municipal budget shortfall of $3,375,797, recommending hiring freezes, purchase controls, and overtime restrictions to address the deficit. The board

Townbrief news summary · Mar 23