Northborough Select Board Appoints Officer, Accepts Trail Grant, Flags Fire Station Delay
Northborough Select Board appoints veteran officer, flags fire station delay, and weighs $3M dispatch decision.
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Government
A collection of 20 issues
Northborough Panel Unanimously Backs Doucette for Traffic Safety Committee Seat
Northborough's Select Board interview subcommittee voted 3-0 to recommend appointing Ronald Doucette to the town's Traffic Safety Committee.
Northborough Peasley Building Committee Selects New Construction as Preferred School Option
NORTHBOROUGH — June 10, 2026 — Northborough's Peasley Building Committee voted June 9 to pursue full new construction for Peasley Elementary School, the least expensive of nine studied options, with costs trending in the mid-$90 million range before state reimbursement. Kelly Gannett, chair of the committee's communications
Northborough Council on Aging skips July meeting as strategic planning outreach continues
Northborough Council on Aging reviews 146-response survey and advances strategic planning outreach.
Northborough Interviews Three Fire Chief Finalists, Takes No Vote Monday
NORTHBOROUGH — June 8, 2026 — Northborough Select Board interviews three fire chief candidates and hears urgent radio failure warning. The board Monday interviewed battalion chief Keith Darling of Franklin, acting chief Neil Espazy of Northborough, and West Boylston Fire Chief Mark Sadowski for the permanent fire chief post, with no vote
Northborough Select Board elects Jonathan Ray as Chair, defers sculpture location vote
Northborough's newly reorganized Select Board elected Jonathan Ray as Chair in a 3-2 vote Monday, with Michael Tijan named Vice Chair and Julianne Hirsch as Clerk at the first meeting to include newly elected members Jeff Hosteguy and Leslie Rutan.
Northborough Council on Aging Assigns Members to Lead Senior Center Stakeholder Outreach
NORTHBOROUGH — May 13, 2026 — Northborough Council on Aging launches stakeholder interview campaign for Senior Center strategic plan. The board, chaired by Fred Bastrand, spent the bulk of its May 13 meeting assigning members to lead focus groups and interviews with more than a dozen groups — including the Dull Men'
Northborough Council on Aging approves community needs assessment survey for distribution
Northborough's Council on Aging approved a community needs assessment survey and set a late-May distribution deadline at its April 14 meeting.
Town Meeting asked to approve $783,000 Blake Street Park and parking lot project
Northborough Town Meeting will vote on a $783,000 Community Preservation Act request to overhaul Blake Street Pocket Park and part of the adjacent municipal parking lot.
Northborough Schools Seek $4.2 Million in FY27 Capital Spending at Town Meeting
Northborough schools bring $4.2 million in capital requests to spring Town Meeting. Superintendent Greg Martino, who leads the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough, presented the fiscal year 2027 capital program in a pre-recorded address aired April 7.