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Select Board Approves $1M Solar Transfer and Retiree Health Benefit Changes

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — June 15, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board approves $1M solar transfer and rewrites retiree health benefits in marathon session. The board voted unanimously Monday to advance $1 million from free cash to a dedicated solar panel fund to meet federal deposit deadlines ahead of

Peabody City Council Unanimously Authorizes $1.2 Million Bond for School Roofs

PEABODY — June 11, 2026 — Peabody's City Council unanimously authorized $1.2 million in borrowing for school roof replacements and approved four fund transfers totaling more than $758,000 at its June 11 session. The bond order, introduced jointly by Councilor Gamache and Councilor Peach and carried 10-0,

Peabody Finance Committee Advances $200 Trash Fee and Water Rate Hikes

PEABODY — June 2, 2026 — Peabody Finance Committee votes 4-1 to advance a $200 annual residential trash fee to the full City Council. Mayor Edward Betancourt, citing a $6.2 million health insurance cost increase and a $648,000 spike in prevailing-wage payments to trash hauler Republic Services, told

Beverly City Council Delays Trash Fee Vote, Schedules Special May 27 Meeting

BEVERLY — May 18, 2026 — Beverly City Council punts on trash fee vote, schedules special meeting for May 27. The nine-member council declined to take a first-reading vote Monday on a proposed ordinance that would raise the city's residential trash fee from $100 to as much as

Woburn panel advances gym, dog kennel permits; keeps Franklin Street rebuild in committee

GROVELAND — May 11, 2026 — Woburn's Committee on Special Permits advanced two petitions to the full City Council and kept two others in committee at its May 11 session. The panel, chaired by Councilor Charles Viola in the absence of Chair Councilor Marissa Bruin, voted unanimously to send a

Swampscott Select Board Approves Trinity Ambulance Deal and $503K Street Contract

SWAMPSCOTT — May 6, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board approves ambulance contract, $502,900 street redesign deal, and five department head employment agreements in wide-ranging May 6 session. The board unanimously approved a one-year agreement with Trinity Ambulance, with up to two renewal options, formalizing an arrangement that had lapsed

Beverly City Council sets June 1 public hearing for Order 127 in remote session

BEVERLY — April 29, 2026 — Beverly City Council votes 7-0 to set a June 1 public hearing for Order 127, a formal recognition measure. The council convened a brief special session entirely by remote call on the evening of April 29, with Council President Flowers presiding and members Malady and

Transcript mislabeled — no Nahant Select Board content found in recording

NAHANT — April 8, 2026 — No publishable brief can be produced. The submitted transcript does not reflect a Nahant Select Board meeting. Speakers reference Plainville, Foxborough, and Rentham in what appears to be a post-election night conversation about expanding Plainville's board from three to five members. No Nahant

Woburn Panel Leaves Pulte Homes 504-Unit Zoning Bid in Committee

GROVELAND — March 30, 2026 — Woburn's council subcommittee leaves a Pulte Homes 504-unit age-restricted condo proposal in committee with no vote. The Committee on Ordinance, Charter, and Rules held a March 30 session on Pulte Homes of New England LLC's request to amend the Technology-