Stories from Southbridge

Government · Select Board

Southbridge Select Board Meeting Record Unavailable Due to Recording Failure

Southbridge Select Board meeting of May 21, 2026 produced no recoverable public record.

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Schools · School Committee

Southbridge School Committee Trains on Collective Bargaining as 2027 Contract Cycle Nears

Southbridge School Committee receives collective bargaining training as four union contracts near expiration.

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Board of Health

Southbridge Board of Health Approves $4,045 in Trash Billing Abatements, Hears Tobacco Enforcement Warning

Southbridge Board of Health hears tobacco enforcement warning and approves $4,045 in trash billing abatements.

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Planning Board

Southbridge Planning Board May 20 Meeting Produces No Recordable Business

Southbridge Planning Board's May 20 meeting cannot be reported due to an unusable recording.

Townbrief reporting · May 20

Government · Select Board

Southbridge Town Council Approves $76.7 Million FY2027 Budget Unanimously

Southbridge Town Council unanimously adopted a $76,709,953 general fund budget for fiscal year 2027 with no increases to water, sewer, or trash fees and no Proposition 2½ override.

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Select Board

Southbridge Subcommittee Unanimously Backs 11 Percent Curbside Budget Cut

Southbridge subcommittee clears five items including an 11 percent cut to the curbside enterprise budget and a new airport diner lease.

Townbrief reporting · May 14

Government · Conservation

Southbridge Conservation Commission Takes No Votes, Weighs Legal Advice on Enforcement Orders

Southbridge Conservation Commission meets but takes no votes, discussing only legal guidance on enforcement orders.

Townbrief reporting · May 14

Government · Select Board

Southbridge Approves $112,913 Community Center Hood Overhaul, Replacing Prior Contract

SOUTHBRIDGE -- May 13, 2026, Southbridge DPW subcommittee approves $112,913 community center hood overhaul and endorses flat utility budgets. The Joint DPW Subcommittee and Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday on all items at their

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Schools · School Committee

Southbridge School Committee Completes Section B Policy Review, Schedules June Session

Southbridge School Committee finishes Section B of its policy manual overhaul, dropping a legally questionable "supreme authority" clause and flagging the absence of required school councils.

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Schools · School Committee

Southbridge School Committee Votes 7-0 to Advance State Receivership Exit Plan

Southbridge School Committee unanimously approves Phase Three plan to exit state receivership.

Townbrief reporting · May 12