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Finance Committee reviews FY2027 budget proposals in joint session

Upton Finance Committee reviews FY2027 budgets in joint session with Select Board. Mendon-Upton Regional School District Superintendent Dr. Maureen Cohen, Operations Manager Jay Byer, and School Committee Chair Jim Forkey presented the district's approved $5,968,180 budget increase, which impacts

Trust Fund Commissioners approve quarterly portfolio rebalancing

Upton Trust Fund Commissioners approve quarterly portfolio rebalancing following market review. Board Chair Robert Fleming and commissioners Lyn Haggerty and Stephen Matellian reviewed quarterly performance with Paul McDonough of RBC Wealth Management, noting recent stock market downturns but

Upton Board of Health appoints Steven Donatelli Title V agent

Upton Board of Health appoints Steven Donatelli as Title V inspectional agent. The board unanimously voted to hire Donatelli, who serves multiple communities in the Blackstone Valley Partnership for Public Health, after Assistant Public Health Supervisor Matthew Rollins determined that all but one

Board approves four permits, conditions school field project

Upton Zoning Board approves five permits, conditions school field project. The board voted 5-0 on a variance for the Mendon-Upton Regional School District to construct bleachers and synthetic turf field improvements at 90 Pleasant Street, contingent on road-side safety barriers near the seating

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