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Town Board holds budget hearing Nov. 4. Also in today's brief (5 items): Town Board holds budget hearing Nov. 4; Sutherland stages 'Our Town' Nov. 6-7; Town offices closed for Veterans Day; Library Board meets Nov. 11.
Second-quarter tax bills due Monday. Also in today's brief (5 items): Second-quarter tax bills due Monday; EHMS holds fall photo retakes Monday; Election Day polls open Tuesday; EFS holds picture retake day Tuesday.
Wakefield town, school and finance leaders warn of a possible override or service cuts as fiscal 2028 budget planning begins. From our own coverage: Council votes 4-3 to keep Flock cameras; Town boards warn override or cuts loom.
Wellesley School Committee approves $96.9 million fiscal 2027 budget with new special education hires. From our own coverage: Housing Authority faces maintenance staffing crunch; Planning Board delays five house reviews, hears housing pitch.
Second-quarter tax bills due Monday. Also in today's brief (5 items): Second-quarter tax bills due Monday; EHMS holds fall photo retakes Monday; Election Day polls open Tuesday; EFS holds picture retake day Tuesday.
Selectboard, finance committee meet Monday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Selectboard, finance committee meet Monday; Election Day polls open at town hall.
Barre Finance Committee adopts town's first written finance policy amid DPW budget concerns. From our own coverage: Finance Committee adopts first written finance policy; Select Board approves fire chief stipend.
Property tax bills due Nov. 2. From our own coverage: Property tax bills due Nov. 2; Stillwater Road paving set for Tuesday.
Barre Finance Committee adopts town's first written finance policy amid DPW budget concerns. From our own coverage: Finance Committee adopts first written finance policy; Select Board approves fire chief stipend.
Wakefield town, school and finance leaders warn of a possible override or service cuts as fiscal 2028 budget planning begins. From our own coverage: Council votes 4-3 to keep Flock cameras; Town boards warn override or cuts loom.
Select Board sets property tax classification hearing for Monday at Town Hall.
Selectboard, finance committee meet Monday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Selectboard, finance committee meet Monday; Election Day polls open at town hall.
Select Board warns fiscal 2028 budget could require 5 to 10 percent cuts, layoffs. From our own coverage: Select Board warns of 2028 budget cuts, weighs garage license. Also in today's brief (2 items): Library hosts Family Story Hour Oct. 31.
Select Board warns fiscal 2028 budget could require 5 to 10 percent cuts, layoffs. From our own coverage: Select Board warns of 2028 budget cuts, weighs garage license. Also in today's brief (2 items): Library hosts Family Story Hour Oct. 31.
Finance panel says Wayland can skip an override but still faces a steep tax hike. From our own coverage: Finance panel weighs FY28 budget without an override; WHS newsletter flags fall deadlines for families.
Select Board sets property tax classification hearing for Monday at Town Hall.
Berlin assessors rehire tax assessor amid questions over $135,000 in unaccounted legal fees. From our own coverage: Assessors vote 3-0 to rehire tax assessor; Planning Board advances zoning rewrite without votes. Also in today's brief (5 items): Select Board meets Monday at Town Office Building.
Hadley Select Board delays tax rate vote to November 4 amid unanswered assessor questions. From our own coverage: Housing panel says 40R zoning bylaw not ready; Assessors vote to digitize historic property records. Also in today's brief (6 items): Gluttony improv comedy show set for Nov. 6.
Property tax bills due Nov. 2. From our own coverage: Property tax bills due Nov. 2; Stillwater Road paving set for Tuesday.
Finance panel says Wayland can skip an override but still faces a steep tax hike. From our own coverage: Finance panel weighs FY28 budget without an override; WHS newsletter flags fall deadlines for families.
Wellesley School Committee approves $96.9 million fiscal 2027 budget with new special education hires. From our own coverage: Housing Authority faces maintenance staffing crunch; Planning Board delays five house reviews, hears housing pitch.
Hadley Select Board delays tax rate vote to November 4 amid unanswered assessor questions. From our own coverage: Housing panel says 40R zoning bylaw not ready; Assessors vote to digitize historic property records. Also in today's brief (6 items): Gluttony improv comedy show set for Nov. 6.
Berlin assessors rehire tax assessor amid questions over $135,000 in unaccounted legal fees. From our own coverage: Assessors vote 3-0 to rehire tax assessor; Planning Board advances zoning rewrite without votes. Also in today's brief (5 items): Select Board meets Monday at Town Office Building.
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Rockport's Board of Selectmen will hold a classification hearing Nov. 3 at 6:05 p.m. via Zoom to discuss whether to create different tax rates.
Falmouth's finance director pushed back the town's projected operating deficit from fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2031 at a Select Board budget workshop.
Falmouth's finance director pushed back the town's projected operating deficit from fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2031 at a Select Board budget workshop.
The Ipswich Select Board will hold a public hearing on the annual classification of real estate taxes on Nov. 16 at Town Hall, ahead of this year's tax bills going out.
The Orleans Select Board and Finance Committee will hold a public hearing Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Nauset Meeting Room at Town Hall to gather resident input on Fiscal Year 2028 budget priorities.
The Town of Boxford announced Oct. 29 that it is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the Finance Committee, with a Nov. 12 deadline.
The Town of Ashburnham announced a public hearing on Nov. 16 to set how the fiscal year 2027 tax levy is divided among property classes.
Grafton announced that second-quarter fiscal year 2027 property tax bills are due Monday, Nov. 2, and reminded residents how to pay.
Wayland's Finance Committee says fiscal 2028 can be balanced without an override, but only with a tax increase near 5.7 percent, well above the town's 4.5 percent 10-year average.
The Bedford Select Board will hold a public hearing Nov. 2 to vote on how property taxes are allocated among classes for fiscal year 2027, including whether to adopt exemptions or a split tax rate.
Boxford seeks applicants to fill a vacant Finance Committee seat by Nov. 12. From our own coverage: Finance committee seeks residents for open seat; Overnight road striping finishes up around town.
Selectmen, Finance Committee and Capital Outlay Committee plan joint meeting Tuesday, November 4.
Property tax bills due Monday. From our own coverage: Main Street trick-or-treat closes roads Saturday. Also in today's brief (3 items): Property tax bills due Monday; Election day arrives Tuesday at Ashby Elementary.
Selectmen, Finance Committee and Capital Outlay Committee plan joint meeting Tuesday, November 4.
Ashburnham will hold a Nov. 16 public hearing to decide how next year's tax levy is split among property classes. From our own coverage: Town sets tax classification hearing for Nov. 16. Also in today's brief (2 items): Select Board holds regular meeting Nov. 2.
Sutton's School Committee budget and finance subcommittee meets Friday afternoon at the district office. Also in today's brief (14 items): School budget subcommittee meets Friday; Library offers fall yoga class Friday; Cultural Council meets Monday evening; Planning Board meets Monday night.
Sutton's School Committee budget and finance subcommittee meets Friday afternoon at the district office. Also in today's brief (14 items): School budget subcommittee meets Friday; Library offers fall yoga class Friday; Cultural Council meets Monday evening; Planning Board meets Monday night.
Select Board sets Nov. 2 hearing on how to divide FY2027 property taxes. From our own coverage: Select Board sets Nov. 2 hearing on tax rates.
Select Board sets Nov. 2 hearing on how to divide FY2027 property taxes. From our own coverage: Select Board sets Nov. 2 hearing on tax rates.
Finance panel elects new leaders, vows Saturday hearings after being called an embarrassment. From our own coverage: Zoning board previews tougher variance standard; Select Board weighs fire bond, business transfers.
School Committee budget panel meets Nov. 4. From our own coverage: No school Nov. 3 for Election Day.
Hull's average property tax bill will rise 2.9 percent in fiscal 2027 as home values climb.
Watertown City Council votes to seek state legislation preserving Willow Park's affordable housing tax exemption. From our own coverage: Council backs Willow Park tax break petition. Also in today's brief (2 items): Planning Board meets Wednesday night.
Ashburnham will hold a Nov. 16 public hearing to decide how next year's tax levy is split among property classes. From our own coverage: Town sets tax classification hearing for Nov. 16. Also in today's brief (2 items): Select Board holds regular meeting Nov. 2.
Southborough tax bills for real estate, personal property and water are due Nov. 2. From our own coverage: Second-quarter tax bills due Nov. 2.
Watertown City Council votes to seek state legislation preserving Willow Park's affordable housing tax exemption. From our own coverage: Council backs Willow Park tax break petition. Also in today's brief (2 items): Planning Board meets Wednesday night.
Hull's average property tax bill will rise 2.9 percent in fiscal 2027 as home values climb.
Property tax bills due Monday. From our own coverage: Main Street trick-or-treat closes roads Saturday. Also in today's brief (3 items): Property tax bills due Monday; Election day arrives Tuesday at Ashby Elementary.
Wilbraham begins accepting applications for its 2027 senior and veteran tax abatement program.
Southborough tax bills for real estate, personal property and water are due Nov. 2. From our own coverage: Second-quarter tax bills due Nov. 2.
Boxford seeks applicants to fill a vacant Finance Committee seat by Nov. 12. From our own coverage: Finance committee seeks residents for open seat; Overnight road striping finishes up around town.
School Committee budget panel meets Nov. 4. From our own coverage: No school Nov. 3 for Election Day.
Select board weighs firefighter memorial site as budget forecasts flag possible override. From our own coverage: Select board reviews FY27 goals and infrastructure priorities; Select board weighs firefighter memorial, override scenarios.
Select Board and Finance Committee will hold a joint meeting Monday evening. Also in today's brief (16 items): Early voting opens Friday morning; Little Listeners storytime returns Friday; Storrs Stitchers needle craft group meets Friday; Library hosts Halloween party for kids.
Select board weighs firefighter memorial site as budget forecasts flag possible override. From our own coverage: Select board reviews FY27 goals and infrastructure priorities; Select board weighs firefighter memorial, override scenarios.
Finance panel elects new leaders, vows Saturday hearings after being called an embarrassment. From our own coverage: Zoning board previews tougher variance standard; Select Board weighs fire bond, business transfers.
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