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Select Board opens budget hearings amid $2.6 million school shortfall

Upton Select Board heard Town Manager Kristen Rubin detail a $2.6 million school assessment shortfall that will likely trigger a voter override at Annual Town Meeting. The shortfall comprises $142,284 for Blackstone Valley Regional Technical High School and $2,457,651 for MURSD, and ballot

Finance Committee reviews departmental budgets ahead of town meeting

Upton Finance Committee reviews departmental budgets and capital improvement requests ahead of town meeting. The committee heard presentations from Police, Fire and EMS, Recreation, and Public Works departments during a joint meeting with the Select Board on March 17. Police Chief Nick Palmieri

Upton Cultural Council approves agenda; grant decisions deferred pending funding

Upton Cultural Council approves agenda and January meeting minutes while multiple grant applications and 250th celebration proposals await funding determination. The council reviewed two Upton Historical Society proposals: a $750 "Revolutionary War Encampment" on October 17 and a $450 "Declaration

Conservation Commission approves peer review for senior housing development

Conservation Commission continues senior housing review and approves peer review scope. Travis Brown of Turning Point Engineering presented plans for a 16-unit senior housing development at 0 Mechanic St within the 200-foot riverfront area, and the commission unanimously voted to continue the

Board of Health seeks additional Title V inspectors amid spring demand surge

Upton Board of Health seeks additional Title V inspectors amid spring demand surge. The board, led by Chairman Quinn Parks with members Laura Hebb and Farrell Jolly-Parks, unanimously voted to solicit Title V inspectional services from surrounding communities to meet surging demand for septic