Halifax Finance Committee Approves $19,000 Reserve Transfer, Reorganizes Leadership
Halifax Finance Committee approves $19,000 reserve transfer and reorganizes leadership after chaotic spring Town Meeting.
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Woburn's Northeast Met Assessment Rises $677,000 as Committees Review FY27 Budgets
Woburn council committees review FY27 budgets and advance Wyman School ground lease process. Three Woburn City Council committees met May 26 to hear department budget presentations and act on pending orders.
Halifax Conservation Commission issues positive ruling on 399 Elm Street tree removal request
Halifax Conservation Commission orders 399 Elm Street homeowner to file a Notice of Intent before removing 22 towering pines.
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.