Government · Town Meeting
North Brookfield OKs $3,555 school lunch transfer
North Brookfield clears a $3,555 prior-year school lunch bill in a four-minute special town meeting.
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Government · Town Meeting
North Brookfield Scraps Board of Fire Engineers
North Brookfield Town Meeting passes $15.4 million budget, scraps elected fire board. Voters approved a fiscal 2027 general fund operating budget of $15,383,318.17 across four motions, including $7,358,698.07 for schools, plus $834,679 for water and $1,384,330.64 for sewer enterprise funds.
Government · Water Department
Water Board addresses $58K main break, solar facility concerns
Water board debates solar facility, approves main repairs. Superintendent Jamie Flamand reported a $58,000 emergency repair to a water main on North Main Street damaged by a paving contractor on June 3, with the cost to be billed to the paving company. The board expressed concerns about a proposed
Government · Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen OKs Town Meeting Warrant, FY27 Budget
North Brookfield touts first balanced budget, sets June 12 vote on fire department overhaul.
Government · Sewer Department
Sewer Commission approves minutes, reviews operations
North Brookfield Sewer Commission approves prior minutes, submits facility invoice. The commission unanimously endorsed the May meeting minutes at its June 2 gathering, with Board of Sewer Commissioners Jason Petraitis and Board of Selectmen Chairman Jamie Gilman present. Superintendent Eric
Government · Board of Selectmen
Selectmen approve FY27 budget with new administrative post
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
Government · Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Approves Single-Article Warrant for June 12
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
Government · Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Dissolves Two Panels, Accepts Resignations
North Brookfield Board of Selectmen dissolved two committees and accepted seven resignations after honoring late Fire Chief James Black.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Board confronts CodeRed emergency alert system failure
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
Government · Water Department
Water Board Reorganizes, Approves FY27 Budget
North Brookfield water board reorganizes under new leadership, approves FY27 budget with contested wages. The Board of Water Commissioners elected Don Gillette as chair and unanimously approved the FY27 budget, which includes wage increases for administrative assistant Lindsey Rockwood and a water
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