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Water board approves FY27 budget, increases service fees

North Brookfield water board approves fiscal 2027 budget and raises service fees. The Board of Water Commissioners unanimously approved the budget and adopted three fee increases: final readings from $25 to $50, cross-connection and backflow testing from $60 to $70, and changed the billing cycle

Finance Committee approves fire vehicle repairs, discusses truck purchase

Finance Committee approves fire department vehicle repairs and reviews reserves. Chair Joseph Trentacosta called the March 3 meeting to order with members Chester Lubelczyk, William H. King, and Roger Brooks present, along with Michael Kularski participating by phone. The committee voted 4-0 to

Committee recommends Free Cash for capital vehicle purchases

Capital Improvement Planning Committee votes to recommend Free Cash for capital vehicles. Members Brandon Avery and Joseph Trentacosta discussed capital requests from the Highway Department for a dump truck and Police Department for a cruiser, both originally proposed for lease financing. Committee

Board of Health sustains tobacco violation fines, approves full-time clerk

North Brookfield Board of Health sustains fines and a suspension against Vape City. Chair Ethan Melad voted unanimously with members Samuel Biagetti and Susan Johnson to uphold the penalties for failing to verify customer identification prior to tobacco sales, as required by state law 105 CMR 660,

Selectmen assume Sewer Commission duties following mass resignation

Selectmen appoint themselves to Sewer Commission following mass resignation. The North Brookfield Board of Selectmen unanimously appointed three of its members — Chair Jamie Gilman, Vice Chair Ralph Kay, and member Jason Petraitis — to the Sewer Commission to fill the vacancy left by the entire