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Government · Council on Aging

Council on Aging authorizes staff for October state conference

Council on Aging authorizes staff for state conference, secures digital learning platform. The board unanimously authorized Director Laurie Keefe, Program Administrator Joshua Ryan, and staff member Julie to attend the October Massachusetts Council on Aging Conference in Sturbridge for

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Government · Butler Farm Re-Use

Butler Farm Re-Use Committee approves $2,500 for door repairs

Butler Farm Re-Use Committee approves $2,500 for door repairs. The committee, meeting with four of seven members, authorized replacement of basement and side doors at the historic property. Member Mary Krumsiek obtained quotes and will order before fiscal year end. The committee flagged a potential

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Government · Board of Health

Board discusses restaurants, property complaints, permit renewals

Board of Health addresses restaurant permits and escalates property complaint. Director of Public Health Julie Van Arsdalen reported that food plan reviews have been completed for proposed restaurants at 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, with Wonder expected to open next, while food and tobacco

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Government · Dog Park Committee

Dog Park Committee tables ADA compliance discussion

Dog Park Committee tables ADA compliance discussion, plans summer cleanup. The committee voted unanimously to defer a letter regarding the park's lack of ADA compliance. Chair Susan Ainsleigh and member Andrew Leighton will recruit volunteers for a July 18 cleanup. Vice Chair Charles Nugent was

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Millbury Awarded $229,293 State Grant to Build Municipal Fiber Network

Millbury secured a $229,293 Community Compact Fiber Grant from Massachusetts, the town's biggest infrastructure funding announcement this week. The grant, awarded by the Commonwealth's Community Compact Cabinet, will fund a new municipal fiber network — a move that could modernize how t…

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Government · School Committee

High school attendance policy shifts from punitive to proactive model

Millbury School Committee adopts high school attendance policy emphasizing support over penalties. The Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to shift the Jr./Sr. High School Student Handbook policy from a credit-focused punitive system to a proactive intervention model, defining chronic absenteeism at

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves $143,500 in year-end budget transfers

Millbury Finance Committee unanimously approves $143,500 in year-end budget transfers during June meeting. The committee voted 4-0 to redirect surplus funds from health insurance accounts, with Chair Charles Cooper, Vice Chair Jennifer O'Connell, Clerk Judith O'Connor, and member Russell Wells

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Government · Sewer Commission

Sewer Commission approves three new drainlayer licenses

The Millbury Sewer Commission unanimously approved three new drainlayer licenses at its June 9 meeting. Scott Onanian of Primetime Development Inc, Dan Berthiaume of Berthiaume Contracting LLC, and Jeremy Porter of WHP Excavating LLC were all approved as drainlayers. The commission also approved

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen authorize town manager search, appoint acting replacement

Millbury selectmen authorize town manager search, appoint interim replacement. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to authorize the Town Manager Search Committee to hire a recruiting firm with a budget not to exceed $15,000 and appointed Nicole Valentine as Acting Town Manager, effective June

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