Board of Selectmen creates Fire Chief Search Committee, raises salary to $19K. Chair Jamie Gilman, Vice Chair Ralph Kay, and Clerk Peter Orsi unanimously approved eliminating the Assistant Chief position and raising the Fire Chief salary from approximately $11,000 to $19,000 annually. The board
North Brookfield selectmen approve gravel pit licensing system for nine local operators. The Board of Selectmen, chaired by Jamie Gilman with Ralph Kay and Peter Orsi present, unanimously approved licenses for nine gravel pit operators under a regulatory framework established by town bylaws in
North Brookfield Board of Selectmen approves FY27 budget with new administrative position. Chair Jamie Gilman presented a balanced budget creating a Town Executive Assistant post after an unsuccessful Town Administrator search, with approximately $1.2 million in debt exclusions driven by fire and
North Brookfield Selectmen approve single-article warrant for June 12 Special Town Meeting. Chair Jamie Gilman, Vice Chair Ralph Kay, and Clerk Peter Orsi voted unanimously to authorize a $3,555.28 transfer from Free Cash to cover prior-year School Lunch Program interest. The Board also unanimously
North Brookfield selectmen confront emergency alert system failure. Only two residents received CodeRed alerts about an unscheduled Department of Transportation paving emergency on North Main Street with less than 24 hours notice, prompting Chair Jamie Gilman to label the outcome a "glaring
North Brookfield Selectmen debate options to close $217,595.71 budget gap. Finance Committee Chair Joe Trentacosta detailed FY27 departmental budget increases across police (due to contract negotiations), fire (vehicle repairs and gear replacement at $39,000 increase), and other departments, with
Board of Selectmen reorganizes under new leadership. The North Brookfield Board of Selectmen elected Jamie Gilman as Chair, Ralph Kay as Vice Chair, and Peter Orsi as Clerk in its May 5 reorganization. The board unanimously approved six warrants totaling approximately $962,803 and numerous spending
North Brookfield Board of Selectmen approves new manager for Grove Street business. The board unanimously approved Diptiben Patel as new manager for Swamini Enterprise Inc d/b/a Bob's Deli and Variety at 39 Grove Street after finding all documentation in order. The 20-minute meeting also formalized
Board of Selectmen closes Mad Brook Road Bridge on MassDOT safety recommendation. Chair Jamie Gilman, Vice Chair Ralph Kay, and member Jason Petraitis voted unanimously at the April 21 meeting to close the bridge immediately after MassDOT warned that deteriorating steel supports create a safety
North Brookfield approves $778k in budget transfers at special town meeting. The town's registered voters unanimously approved 29 budget transfer articles totaling approximately $778,000 from Free Cash and other accounts. Major capital appropriations included $128,417.30 for a new Highway
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