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Southbridge Schools' $40.3 Million FY2027 Budget Advances to Town Council Unanimously

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 22, 2026 — Southbridge subcommittee unanimously backs $40.3 million school budget that closes a nearly $2 million structural gap. The joint Education and Human Services Subcommittee voted 4-0 Wednesday to forward the fiscal year 2027 Southbridge School Department budget of $40,304,792 to the full Town

Southbridge Subcommittee Approves Four New Firefighters, $3.26 Million Fire Budget

Southbridge's Protections of Persons and Property Subcommittee approved four new firefighter/EMT appointments and a $3.26 million Fire Department budget at its April 21 joint meeting with Town Council.

Southbridge Conservation Commission continues wetland enforcement hearing to April 30

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 16, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission reviewed a wetland restoration plan tied to a 2023 enforcement order at its April 16 meeting. The commission examined a report by Northeast Ecological Services recommending a multi-step removal of sediment deposited in an estimated 10,500 square feet of bordering vegetated

Southbridge Subcommittee Advances Fourteen FY 2027 Budgets Totaling Over $21 Million

Southbridge's General Government Subcommittee forwarded fourteen departmental budgets totaling more than $21 million for fiscal year 2027 at its April 16 meeting, recommending all items to the full Town Council with one flagged for re-examination. The three-member panel — Councillor Daniel, Ms.

Southbridge Planning Board April 15 Meeting Leaves No Audible Public Record

Southbridge Planning Board's April 15 meeting produced no reportable record from the community access TV broadcast.

Southbridge Council Approves $55,320 Senior Center Kitchen Contract, $875,000 Grant Application

Southbridge council clears Senior Center kitchen contract and $875,000 grant application in unanimous votes.

Subcommittee approves six FY2027 budgets, corrects Bay Path assessment by $19,000

Southbridge's Education and Human Services Subcommittee voted unanimously to forward six FY2027 department budgets to the Town Council at its April 9 meeting, headlined by a last-minute correction to the Bay Path Regional Technical School assessment.

Southbridge DPW Subcommittee Advances $278,800 Emergency Boiler Repair and Two Budgets

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 9, 2026 — Southbridge DPW subcommittee approves emergency boiler contract and forwards $2.76 million in budgets to Town Council. The Joint DPW Subcommittee and Town Council, meeting April 9 with four members present and Councilor Adam excused, voted 4-0 on every item, including a $278,800 transfer

Southbridge Planning Panel Approves $875,000 CDBG Application and Eight Other Actions

Southbridge's Planning and Development Subcommittee approved eight grant and budget actions at its April 8 meeting, headlined by a $875,000 CDBG Mini Entitlement application covering code enforcement, a transfer station feasibility study, and rail trail bridge design.

Southbridge Conservation Commission Flags Unpermitted Wetlands Fill, Plans State Site Visit

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 2, 2026 — Southbridge Conservation Commission flags unpermitted fill near river, eyes state inspection in April. The commission convened April 2 to address a property where soil or fill material was deposited between a river and a wetland without the required prior filing of a Request for Determination of

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