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Halifax Planning Board Re-elects Milius Chair, Orders Enforcement Letter on Holmes Street

HALIFAX — May 21, 2026 — Halifax Planning Board reorganizes, votes to pursue enforcement at disputed Holmes Street property. The board re-elected Thomas Milius as Chair and Bruce Gannon as Vice Chair, each by a 4-1 vote, with Amy True dissenting on both, before unanimously naming newly elected member Jamie

Halifax Finance Committee Blames School District Errors for Override Defeat, Plans Budget Reforms

Halifax Finance Committee conducts post-mortem on override defeat, blames school number errors and lack of plan.

Concord Board of Health Approves Two New Appointments, Hears First Local Alpha-Gal Case

Concord Board of Health seats a new public health inspector and names its mosquito district commissioner in unanimous votes.

Halifax COA Board Plans for Staffing Crisis After Override Fails by 153 Votes

HALIFAX — May 19, 2026 — Halifax Council on Aging grapples with staffing and safety gaps after override fails by 153 votes. The board met May 19 and confronted the operational fallout from a failed Proposition 2½ override that left the Council on Aging with an approved town meeting budget of just

Halifax COA Board Plans for Staffing Crisis After Override Fails by 153 Votes

Halifax Council on Aging grapples with staffing and safety gaps after override fails by 153 votes.

Halifax Town Meeting Converts Clerk and Treasurer Offices to Appointed Positions

Halifax Town Meeting advances governance overhaul and keeps $1.5 million override on Saturday's ballot.

Halifax Select Board Declines to Correct School Override Math Before Town Meeting Vote

Halifax Select Board declines to correct a $174,448 school overfunding error before the annual town meeting vote.

Halifax Conservation Commission Approves Solar Array, New Home Near Monponsett Pond

HALIFAX — May 12, 2026 — Halifax Conservation Commission approves solar array, lakeside home, and a 20 percent fee hike at May 12 meeting. The commission unanimously approved an RDA for a 1.5-megawatt solar array at 69 Summit Street, finding that all proposed work would remain at least 65 feet

Halifax Town Meeting Approves $999,777 Override Ask for FY27 Ballot

HALIFAX — May 11, 2026 — Halifax Annual Town Meeting rewrites its override ask from $1.5 million to $999,777 after a last-minute $625,000 accounting discovery upended the budget. Town Administrator Stephen Sobo disclosed Friday, May 8, that approximately $625,000 in budget compilation discrepancies had emerged, prompting a

Woburn Special Permits Committee Sends Gym and Dog Kennel Permits to Full Council

HALIFAX — May 11, 2026 — Woburn's Special Permits Committee advanced two petitions to the full City Council on Monday and held a senior housing expansion in committee. The committee, chaired by a fill-in in the absence of Chair Councilor Marissa Bruin, voted unanimously to send a favorable report

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