Northbridge Retirement Board approves membership for seven town employees. The Board unanimously granted membership to Jennifer Galas, Nicholas Girard, Danielle Guerin, Erin Hightower, Melissa Kakela-Boisvert, Nikita Perez, and Brittany Tremblay, while unanimously denying applications from Aedan
Blackstone Valley Partnership for Public Health approves strategic plan at March meeting. Jack Sullivan's motion for the BME-presented plan passed unanimously, with Colleen Strapponi seconding. Sullivan also reported school survey data showing increased immunization exemptions and fallback rates,
Northbridge Planning Board greenlights eight waivers for Fox Hollow Definitive Subdivision. Chair Rebecca Rushford presided with members Berkowitz, Baker, and Kalinowski present as the board voted to approve drainage, roadway, sidewalk, and grading waivers; Kalinowski alone opposed the bituminous
Northbridge selectmen defer school override vote to school committee. The Board and Finance Committee heard two competing FY2027 strategies for closing the schools' budget gap: a phased $4.915 million approach over five years starting with $908,000 in FY27 at $855 annually per average home, and an
The Northbridge Trustees of Soldiers' Memorials unanimously approved their prior minutes and heard updates on four memorial projects. Tom Farley, Ken Harrigan, and Richard Trier attended. Ken Harrigan will follow up with Susienka Landscaping on a chain fence quote for the Whitinsville Korean War
The Northbridge Disability Commission approved a revised three-question accessibility survey and endorsed the town's sexual harassment policy. Members Suzanne Snapp, Donna Gorzela, Lena Bryant, Michelle Cabral, and Jill Patnode-Krause reduced the survey from four questions to three and reframed its
Building, Planning and Construction Committee unanimously approves fire station roof repair. The committee voted to authorize Greenwood Industries to replace incorrect scuppers and repair the roof around a skylight for $7,400, addressing water-buildup issues at the station. Chairman Michael
Whitinsville-Downtown Crossroads Historic District Commission unanimously schedules Heritage Day for October 24. The commission voted to partner with the George Marston Whitin Memorial Community Center on an evening event, with Kelley Gamble tasked with contacting the center by March 6. Members
Northbridge selectmen affirm Brian Carroll's promotion to police sergeant and approve four firefighter event requests. Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Carroll, a four-year police dispatcher who became the first officer appointed outside civil service
Northbridge Board of Health unanimously approves $3,000 tick removal and education kit purchase. The Blackstone Valley Partnership for Public Health, representing nine municipalities, also funded up to five staff members to attend the MAPHN conference at $399 per registration and $194 per night for