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
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
West Newbury recorded 10 property deed transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, five with recorded sale prices ranging from $460,000 to $1,800,000 and a median of $850,000. The month's top sale was 15 River Meadow Dr., Lot 60D, at $1,800,000. Crane Neck Street and River Meadow Drive each saw two
Select Board appoints three to Council on Aging, approves hunting permission. Chair Wendy Reed and members Christopher Wile and Barry Fogel unanimously approved Mary Aceto, Nancy Lee, and Linda Luecken to the Council on Aging, and also unanimously granted Stuart Georgitis permission to bow hunt on
West Newbury Historical Commission approves FY26 report and tracks plaques initiative. Chair Robert Janes, Member Jennifer L. Munson, Clerk Elisa Grammer, Member Robert M. Belmont, Jr., and Member David Danis all present. Ms. Munson reported six historic plaques completed and delivered to
Conservation Commission approves tree removal and beaver control permits. Chair Molly Hawkins and Vice Chair David Parrott led the Conservation Commission to unanimous votes on four matters during the August 17 meeting, including issuance of a negative determination for removal of a dead evergreen
West Newbury recorded nine property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15. Five deeds had a sale price recorded, ranging from $460,000 at 55 Main St to $1.8 million at 15 River Meadow Dr Lot 60D, with a median of $850,000 among recorded sales. The remaining four transfers, including two condominium
The West Newbury Board of Water Commissioners unanimously denied a resident abatement application for approximately 60,000 gallons recorded at 6 Pleasant Street. Chair Robert Janes, members John Haley and Mark Hemingway rejected the claim, noting the meter passed independent certified laboratory
The Select Board unanimously appointed Christopher Wile as West Newbury's voting representative to the Whittier Regional Agreement Amendment Committee, with Interim Town Manager Sean Fitzgerald as alternate. The board also unanimously reappointed the Town Clerk as Chief Election Officer. In lengthy
West Newbury recorded 15 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8. Nine sales had a price recorded, ranging from $425,000 to $1.8 million, with a median of $602,000. The month's top sale was 15 River Meadow Dr Lot 60D, which sold for $1.8 million on July 31. Middle Street saw the most activity,
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