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Middlesex County
Hudson Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday at 6 p.m
The Hudson Select Board meets Monday at 6 p.m. at 911 Municipal Drive, one of five town and school meetings that evening.
Hampden County
Longmeadow Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board OKs 24-hour golf facility
Select Board approved 24-hour operation for Back Nine indoor golf facility, pending a Planning Board hearing with abutter notice. From our own coverage: Select Board weighs 24-hour Back Nine golf facility.
Hampden County
Granville Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Town Hall closes Wednesday for Veterans Day
Granville Town Hall will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the Veterans Day holiday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Town Hall closes Wednesday for Veterans Day; Selectboard meets Nov. 16.
Essex County
Middleton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board closes police chief hearing
The Select Board closed the testimony phase of its hearing on whether to end Police Chief William Sampson's appointment at contract expiration. From our own coverage: Select Board closes hearing on police chief's contract; ZBA continues both Village Road hearings to Nov. 24.
Essex County
Hamilton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board weighs Wenham water link
Hamilton's Select Board heard engineering options for a possible water merger with Wenham, which faces a 2029 PFAS compliance deadline. From our own coverage: Select Board hears Wenham water merger options.
Bristol County
Rehoboth Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Town Clerk holds post-election tabulation Tuesday
Town Clerk holds post-election tabulation Tuesday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Town Clerk holds post-election tabulation Tuesday; Conservation Commission meets Tuesday night.
Barnstable County
Chatham Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Saturday, Nov. 14
The Select Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, after Planning Board and Human Services sessions Monday.
Essex County
West Newbury Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Thursday at 5:30 p.m
West Newbury's Select Board meets Thursday at 5:30 p.m., a day after town offices close for Veterans Day.
Rehoboth
Rehoboth Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Town Clerk holds post-election tabulation Tuesday
Town Clerk holds post-election tabulation Tuesday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Town Clerk holds post-election tabulation Tuesday; Conservation Commission meets Tuesday night.
Heath
Heath Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board sets Nov. 24 evening meeting
Heath's Select Board will hold a second November meeting Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. in the Jacobs Road cafeteria.
Hamilton
Hamilton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board weighs Wenham water link
Hamilton's Select Board heard engineering options for a possible water merger with Wenham, which faces a 2029 PFAS compliance deadline. From our own coverage: Select Board hears Wenham water merger options.
Lawrence
Lawrence Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Council weighs no-confidence resolution on mayor
Lawrence City Council weighed a no-confidence resolution on the mayor as residents argued both sides in public comment. From our own coverage: Council takes up no-confidence resolution on mayor; Licensing Board weighs club's dining violation and license transfers.
Plymouth
Plymouth Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday after closed session
Plymouth's Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall, following a 5 p.m. executive session.
Granville
Granville Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Town Hall closes Wednesday for Veterans Day
Granville Town Hall will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the Veterans Day holiday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Town Hall closes Wednesday for Veterans Day; Selectboard meets Nov. 16.
Hudson
Hudson Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday at 6 p.m
The Hudson Select Board meets Monday at 6 p.m. at 911 Municipal Drive, one of five town and school meetings that evening.
North Reading
North Reading Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board backs single $12.80 tax rate
North Reading's Select Board backs a single $12.80 tax rate for all property classes in fiscal 2027. From our own coverage: Select Board weighs single tax rate for fiscal 2027; RMLD commissioners take up Station 6 duct bank bid.
Hubbardston
Hubbardston Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board revisits Nipmuc canoe letter
Select Board takes up Nipmuc canoe letter as interim administrator gives last report before a Nov. 16 successor starts. From our own coverage: Open Space Committee faces $6,320 funding question; Select Board revisits Nipmuc canoe letter.
Winthrop
Winthrop Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Town Council meets Tuesday, no Zoom option
The Winthrop Town Council meets Tuesday night at 35 Harvard Street, and the calendar notes no Zoom access will be available.
Clinton
Clinton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday at 4 p.m
Clinton's Select Board meets Tuesday at 4 p.m. at 242 Church Street, one of several town meetings set for Nov. 10.
Danvers
Danvers Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board weighs tax split, police hiring
The Select Board took up the fiscal 2027 tax classification hearing and a police staffing study recommending 11 more officers. From our own coverage: Select Board tax classification hearing and police staffing study.
Groton
Groton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday at noon
Groton's Select Board meets at noon Monday, opening a week of town and school meetings that runs through Friday.
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday after ballot count
Chelmsford's Select Board meets Monday evening at Town Offices, hours after the post-election ballot count begins that morning.
Middlesex County
Groton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday at noon
Groton's Select Board meets at noon Monday, opening a week of town and school meetings that runs through Friday.
Easthampton
Easthampton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Mayor Derby holds Monday office hours at COA
Mayor Derby holds office hours at the Council on Aging at noon Monday, before the Conservation Commission meets that evening.
Boxborough
Boxborough Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday at 7 p.m
Boxborough's Select Board meets Monday night at 29 Middle Road, with a Town Meeting info session and a ballot count also on the day's schedule.
Worcester County
Clinton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday at 4 p.m
Clinton's Select Board meets Tuesday at 4 p.m. at 242 Church Street, one of several town meetings set for Nov. 10.
Hampshire County
Easthampton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Mayor Derby holds Monday office hours at COA
Mayor Derby holds office hours at the Council on Aging at noon Monday, before the Conservation Commission meets that evening.
Middlesex County
Boxborough Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday at 7 p.m
Boxborough's Select Board meets Monday night at 29 Middle Road, with a Town Meeting info session and a ballot count also on the day's schedule.
Stoughton
Stoughton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday night
Stoughton's Select Board meets Tuesday night at 10 Pearl Street, one of several town meetings set for the coming days.
Norfolk County
Stoughton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday night
Stoughton's Select Board meets Tuesday night at 10 Pearl Street, one of several town meetings set for the coming days.
Chatham
Chatham Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Saturday, Nov. 14
The Select Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, after Planning Board and Human Services sessions Monday.
West Newbury
West Newbury Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Thursday at 5:30 p.m
West Newbury's Select Board meets Thursday at 5:30 p.m., a day after town offices close for Veterans Day.
Carver
Carver Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m
Carver's Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m., one of several town boards on a busy calendar before Veterans Day.
Dudley
Dudley Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Assessors meet Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m
Dudley's Board of Assessors meets Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m., capping a week with a housing hearing and a Town Hall closure.
Cheshire
Cheshire Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Zoning, Town Council meet early this week
Planning and Zoning meets Monday night, and the Town Council and its budget committee follow on Tuesday evening.
Worcester County
Dudley Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Assessors meet Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m
Dudley's Board of Assessors meets Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m., capping a week with a housing hearing and a Town Hall closure.
Plymouth County
Carver Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m
Carver's Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m., one of several town boards on a busy calendar before Veterans Day.
Essex County
Lawrence Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Council weighs no-confidence resolution on mayor
Lawrence City Council weighed a no-confidence resolution on the mayor as residents argued both sides in public comment. From our own coverage: Council takes up no-confidence resolution on mayor; Licensing Board weighs club's dining violation and license transfers.
Norfolk County
Westwood Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board joins Finance panel Monday
Westwood's Select Board will attend the Finance & Warrant Commission's meeting Monday at 7 p.m., one of three town boards meeting that night.
Middleton
Middleton Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board closes police chief hearing
The Select Board closed the testimony phase of its hearing on whether to end Police Chief William Sampson's appointment at contract expiration. From our own coverage: Select Board closes hearing on police chief's contract; ZBA continues both Village Road hearings to Nov. 24.
Longmeadow
Longmeadow Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board OKs 24-hour golf facility
Select Board approved 24-hour operation for Back Nine indoor golf facility, pending a Planning Board hearing with abutter notice. From our own coverage: Select Board weighs 24-hour Back Nine golf facility.
Ludlow
Ludlow Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board eyes permanent town administrator and entertainment license form
Select Board eyes permanent town administrator and entertainment license form. From our own coverage: School Committee weighs Palmer regionalization letter and MASC resolutions; Select Board eyes permanent town administrator and entertainment license form.
Plymouth County
Plymouth Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday after closed session
Plymouth's Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall, following a 5 p.m. executive session.
Worcester County
Hubbardston Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board revisits Nipmuc canoe letter
Select Board takes up Nipmuc canoe letter as interim administrator gives last report before a Nov. 16 successor starts. From our own coverage: Open Space Committee faces $6,320 funding question; Select Board revisits Nipmuc canoe letter.
Weston
Weston Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m
Weston's Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Town Hall as a full week of meetings, a Veterans Day observance and a library sale begins.
Framingham
Framingham Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Councilor presses mayor on Council on Aging
Councilor Mary Kate Feeney pressed Mayor Sisitsky on the Council on Aging at the Nov. 5 City Council meeting, a Patch column says.
Middlesex County
Weston Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m
Weston's Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Town Hall as a full week of meetings, a Veterans Day observance and a library sale begins.
Suffolk County
Winthrop Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Town Council meets Tuesday, no Zoom option
The Winthrop Town Council meets Tuesday night at 35 Harvard Street, and the calendar notes no Zoom access will be available.
Essex County
Danvers Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board weighs tax split, police hiring
The Select Board took up the fiscal 2027 tax classification hearing and a police staffing study recommending 11 more officers. From our own coverage: Select Board tax classification hearing and police staffing study.
Middlesex County
Chelmsford Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board meets Monday after ballot count
Chelmsford's Select Board meets Monday evening at Town Offices, hours after the post-election ballot count begins that morning.
Middlesex County
Framingham Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Councilor presses mayor on Council on Aging
Councilor Mary Kate Feeney pressed Mayor Sisitsky on the Council on Aging at the Nov. 5 City Council meeting, a Patch column says.
New
Cheshire Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Zoning, Town Council meet early this week
Planning and Zoning meets Monday night, and the Town Council and its budget committee follow on Tuesday evening.
Franklin County
Heath Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board sets Nov. 24 evening meeting
Heath's Select Board will hold a second November meeting Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. in the Jacobs Road cafeteria.
Hampden County
Ludlow Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board eyes permanent town administrator and entertainment license form
Select Board eyes permanent town administrator and entertainment license form. From our own coverage: School Committee weighs Palmer regionalization letter and MASC resolutions; Select Board eyes permanent town administrator and entertainment license form.
Middlesex County
North Reading Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board backs single $12.80 tax rate
North Reading's Select Board backs a single $12.80 tax rate for all property classes in fiscal 2027. From our own coverage: Select Board weighs single tax rate for fiscal 2027; RMLD commissioners take up Station 6 duct bank bid.
Westwood
Westwood Morning Brief, Nov. 8: Select Board joins Finance panel Monday
Westwood's Select Board will attend the Finance & Warrant Commission's meeting Monday at 7 p.m., one of three town boards meeting that night.
Springfield
Mayor Sarno attends Chamber of Commerce Super 60 event
Mayor Domenic Sarno joined Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Diana Szynal at the chamber's Super 60 event at the MassMutual Center, the city announced Nov. 6. Dan Greaney was keynote speaker.
Leicester
Leicester Morning Brief, Nov. 7: Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m
The Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m., one of seven town meetings on the calendar Monday and Tuesday.
Royalston
Royalston Morning Brief, Nov. 7: Planning Board meets Wednesday at Town Hall
Royalston's Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening in the dining room at Town Hall.
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