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Aug 21, 2026

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Board Attended Special Town Meeting

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 7, 2026

Board Awards $609,100 Street Paving Contract

The Select Board unanimously awarded a $609,100 contract to Massachusetts Broken Stone for pavement surfacing on various streets from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

Charlton Creates Opioid Settlement Grant Program

The Select Board unanimously approved an opioid settlement grant program with awards of up to $2,500. About $10,000 in settlement funds remains uncommitted, and a town review process will be developed for eligible outside organizations.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

May 26, 2026

Town Changes Health Insurance Arrangements

The Select Board unanimously approved agreements to move the town’s health coverage purchasing to the Mass Strategic Health Group and Southern Worcester County Health Insurance Group. It also approved a premium-savings plan providing active employees with a two-month premium holiday and changed the contribution split for non-union employees hired after July 1, 2026, to 75% employer and 25% employee.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

May 12, 2026

Board backs bottle bill and reorganizes

The Select Board voted 3-2 to write Senator Fattman urging progress on expanding the bottle bill, after residents reported collecting about 5,000 small liquor bottles and other containers during a cleanup involving 200 Charlton residents.

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Briefing

Apr 28, 2026

Permit Fee Schedule Approved

The Select Board approved new building, wiring, and plumbing and gas permit fee schedules by a 3-1 vote, effective for applications and additional inspections received after July 1, 2026.

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Briefing

Apr 14, 2026

Select Board Approves Annual Budget

The Select Board unanimously approved the annual Town Meeting warrant and budget as presented. The school administration said a potential $250,000 increase in state Chapter 70 funding could affect its budget, but that funding was not finalized.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

Board Approves $14.2 Million Bond Notes

The Select Board unanimously approved the sale of $14,199,000 in general obligation bond anticipation notes for the substation and landfill, at a 4% interest rate plus a $164,922.38 premium.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 24, 2026

Board Approves Health Insurance Changes

The Select Board unanimously approved moving town employee coverage to the Mass Strategic Health Group Plan with $500/$1,000 deductibles effective July 1, 2026, and approved a new senior plan through Aetna Medicare Advantage Option 2.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 10, 2026

Charlton Awards Three-Year Grounds Contract

The Select Board unanimously awarded a three-year recreational-property mowing, grounds maintenance, and snow-and-ice removal contract to BCB Lawn Services for an estimated $266,850.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 24, 2026

Board Starts Health Insurance Change Process

The Select Board unanimously voted to begin the legal process for changing the town’s employee health insurance benefits, with a possible move from the Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust to Massachusetts Strategic Health Group effective July 1. The town must notify the current trust of its intent to leave by April 1 after employees faced a 38%–40% increase in fiscal year 2026 and a projected 16%–20% renewal increase.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 10, 2026

Solar Permit Fee Cut to $2,500

The Select Board unanimously reduced a commercial solar project's reissued building permit fee from $34,200 to $2,500. The board also approved 2026 scholarship questions and reappointed Lisa Redmond as Democratic registrar of voters through April 1, 2029.

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Briefing

Jan 27, 2026

Select Board approves financial policies

The Select Board unanimously approved four financial policies covering procurement, surplus items, real estate disposition, and real estate acquisition.

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Briefing

Jan 13, 2026

Charlton Opens May Town Meeting Warrant

The Select Board unanimously opened the warrant for Charlton’s May 18, 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Departments must submit proposed articles by March 4, and the Board plans to close the warrant on March 10.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Board Attended Special Town Meeting

The Select Board attended the Special Town Meeting and adjourned when it ended; the minutes record no separate board action.

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