Selectmen affirm police sergeant promotion; school budget deficit reaches $2.6 million.
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
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of March 2, 2026
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 in 2022, to supervise the third shift. The board also unanimously approved banners advertising a May 2 Spaghetti Supper and July 18 Fireworks Event, an entertainment license for the fireworks, and street closure for the event.
In a joint budget presentation, Superintendent Amy McKinstry detailed a $34.5 million FY2027 school budget seeking $1.5 million in additional appropriation, with a structural deficit of $2.6 million when accounting for non-sustainable one-time revolving fund revenue. The district requested 12.5 new positions totaling $808,505, citing growth in special education and English learner enrollment, state-mandated net spending shortfalls, and an incoming Grade 2 cohort of 174 students.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of March 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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