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Pepperell Select Board eyes April override vote as budget gap nears $1 million

PEPPERELL — January 28, 2026 — Pepperell Select Board projects roughly $1 million fiscal 2027 deficit and signals imminent override decision. Town Administrator Andrew Creen told the board Wednesday that four fixed-cost items — retirement up 6.131 percent, health insurance potentially rising as much as 14.4 percent, North Middlesex Regional

Pepperell Select Board Votes to Oppose Reopening of Ashby Elementary School

PEPPERELL — January 26, 2026 — Pepperell Select Board votes 2-0 to oppose reopening Ashby Elementary School ahead of regional school budget meetings. The emergency session, called by Select Board Chair Mark on Monday afternoon, came one day before the North Middlesex Regional School District Finance Committee and School Committee were

Pepperell Planning Board Approves Barbershop, Debates State Housing Mandate Response

Pepperell Planning Board approves Main Street barbershop and weighs response to sweeping state housing legislation.

Pepperell Select Board Advances Fire Chief Hire, Eyes February Appointment

Pepperell Select Board advances fire chief search and weighs possible tax override vote.

Pepperell Conservation Commission clears riverfront line for Laden Street 40B project

PEPPERELL — January 6, 2026 — Pepperell Conservation Commission reaches agreement on contested riverfront boundary for a 40B apartment complex and advances a Cranberry Street driveway plan with sharply reduced wetland fill. The commission informally accepted a riverfront area determination for the Mass AV Rentals LLC project at 59 Laden Street and

Pepperell Planning Board Unanimously Backs Tucker Avenue Sidewalk Grant Application

Pepperell Planning Board votes unanimously to back school sidewalk grant application worth up to $1 million.

Pepperell Select Board Sets 2.5 Percent Budget Cap as Health Insurance Costs Soar

Pepperell Select Board sets 2.5 percent budget cap and backs Tucker Avenue sidewalk grant.

Pepperell Select Board Sets 2.5 Percent Budget Cap as Health Insurance Costs Soar

Pepperell Select Board sets 2.5 percent budget cap and backs Tucker Avenue sidewalk grant.

Pepperell Conservation Commission ratifies Blood Street dam removal, continues two wetland hearings

Pepperell Conservation Commission ratifies emergency dam removal and continues two contested wetlands hearings to January.

Pepperell Conservation Commission ratifies Blood Street dam removal, continues two wetland hearings

Pepperell Conservation Commission ratifies emergency dam removal and continues two contested wetlands hearings to January.

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