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Southbridge Subcommittee Clears Year-End Transfers, Flags Ambulance Billing Dispute

Southbridge's General Government Subcommittee voted 3-0 on all items Thursday, clearing a slate of year-end budget transfers that totaled more than $486,000 across police, fire, and administration accounts.

Southbridge DPW Subcommittee Approves Over a Dozen Budget Transfers, Extends Crane Street Deadline

Southbridge's DPW subcommittee approved more than a dozen fund transfers totaling over $500,000 and extended the River Crane Street Phase 1 deadline to July 31, 2026.

Southbridge Conservation Commission June 25 Meeting Leaves No Verifiable Public Record

Southbridge Conservation Commission's June 25 meeting produced no verifiable reportable content.

Southbridge Town Council Approves $2.3 Million in Year-End Transfers, Bids Farewell to Three Members

Southbridge Town Council closes fiscal year 2026 with more than $2.3 million in appropriations and a contested road change order.

Southbridge Conservation Commission June 11 Recording Too Corrupted to Report

Southbridge Conservation Commission's June 11 meeting cannot be reported from the available community access TV recording.

Southbridge Board of Health Backs Recovery Center Collaboration, Endorses New Liaison Position

Southbridge Board of Health hears pitch for deeper collaboration with peer recovery centers as membership numbers decline.

Southbridge Subcommittee Unanimously Approves Five Board Appointments, Clears Federal Grant Debt

Southbridge's Joint Planning and Development Subcommittee voted 5-0 on all items Wednesday, forwarding five board appointments and two financial housekeeping measures to the full Town Council.

Southbridge subcommittee advances doubled elderly, blind tax exemptions to Town Council

SOUTHBRIDGE — June 10, 2026 — Southbridge's general government subcommittee voted unanimously Wednesday to double three local property tax exemptions and advance two board reappointments to the full Town Council. The subcommittee, meeting June 10 in the Larry E. McDonald Veterans Meeting Room, recommended adoption of MGL Chapter 59, Section

Southbridge Fire Station Committee Approves Change Order, Expanded Commissioning Contract

Southbridge's Fire Station Building Committee approved more than $1.3 million in invoices and a five-item change order at its June 8 meeting.

Southbridge Council Approves Fifth Firefighter Hire, Six-Million-Dollar Grant Push

Southbridge Town Council unanimously approved a firefighter hire, two DPW summer laborers, and more than $6.2 million in state grant applications at its June 1 meeting, while debate over the June 9 regional dispatch ballot question dominated both the chairman's remarks and councilors' forum.

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