Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves Six Special Event Permits and Liquor License
West Newbury Select Board approved fall community events with operational conditions.
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Government · Select Board
Select Board approves fall events, liquor permit
West Newbury Select Board approves five fall event permits and a liquor license, presses town manager on longevity pay.
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners rescind town manager directive on rate study scope.
West Newbury Board of Water Commissioners unanimously rescind Interim Town Manager directive on consultant scope. Chair Robert Janes, Members John Haley and Mark Hemingway voted to require Tighe & Bond to proceed only with the original contracted rate study and master plan scope at the approved
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board continues two hearings to October
West Newbury Planning Board pushes two contested Sarkis projects into October.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves Friends of Library book sale permit with conditions
Select Board approves one special event permit, defers five others pending revisions. Chair Wendy Reed, Vice Chair Christopher Wile, and Clerk Barry Fogel unanimously approved the Friends of the Library book sale special event permit for Sept. 11-19 with sandwich board signage and parking
Government · Agricultural Committee
Agricultural Committee Approves Annual Report and Sets 2027 Agenda
Agricultural Committee approved its annual report and adopted three priorities for 2027. Committee Chair Richard Baker presented the 2026 town report, which passed unanimously along with June meeting minutes. The committee voted unanimously to pursue Right to Farm signage, develop an RFP for
Government · Board of Registrars
Board of Registrars Tests Equipment for State Primary
West Newbury Board of Registrars completes state primary ballot testing. Town Clerk Amanda Haggstrom and Board members Leisa Mingo, Mary Moody, and Janet Schuchter tested both the primary and spare tabulators, processing 50 Republican and 50 Democratic test ballots through both machines and
Government · Town Governance Committee
Town Governance Committee endorses restructuring recommendations
West Newbury Governance Committee advances organizational restructuring plan, approving Assistant Town Manager position. Chair Wendy Reed said Community Paradigm Associates did not address Water Department management or library staffing, noting she would seek additional vendor recommendations. The
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners approves prior minutes, delays rate study scope decision.
Board of Water Commissioners approves August 11 minutes unanimously at August 25 meeting. Chair Robert Janes, members John Haley and Mark Hemingway, Water Superintendent Mark Marlowe, and Administrative Assistant Jodi Bertrand attended. Haley recommended the Tighe & Bond rate study remain focused
Government · Select Board
Board advances Whittier school cost position
The West Newbury Select Board debated its position on a stalled regional school cost-sharing formula and approved a batch of routine appointments and grants.
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