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Select Board approves HR manager post, withdraws from state climate grant

Select Board creates HR manager position and withdraws from state climate grant. Chair Wendy Reed and Members Christopher Wile and Barry Fogel unanimously approved the Human Resources Manager job description and pay grade, redirecting funding from a budgeted Programs and Projects Manager role and

Board of Assessors approves exemptions and financial reports

West Newbury Board of Assessors approves routine financial business unanimously. Chair William Studzinski, alongside members Scott Goldthwaite and Richard Baker, voted 3-0 to approve exemption applications, financial reports, and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes bills. The board approved PILOT bills

West Newbury Select Board Drops $427,000 Climate Grant Over Staffing Shortage

West Newbury Select Board unanimously withdraws from a $427,000 state climate grant for flood-prone River Road, citing an inability to staff the project.

Board of Health sets FY27 budget path, opens waste disposal bidding

West Newbury Board of Health advances FY27 budget framework. Chair Robert Janes and members Blake Seale and Thomas Fahey approved steady funding for Public Health Nurse and Hazardous Waste programs while increasing expenses for state-mandated training requirements. The Landfill budget will rise due

CONSERVATION COMMISSION CLOSES HEARING ON TRANSMISSION LINE WORK

Conservation Commission closes hearing on National Grid transmission project. Chair Molly Hawkins and Vice Chair David Parrott led the commission in unanimously closing the public hearing on National Grid's transmission line maintenance project along 394 Transmission Line, enabling the commission