Douglas Water Commission Approves Plan to Raise Rates, Seek Retained Earnings Transfer

Douglas Water Commission identifies $263,117 FY27 budget gap, approves two-part fix.

Douglas Library Ends FY26 Fully Spent, Eyes Accessibility Grants and New Programming

Douglas Library Board reviews balanced FY26 budget and plots accessibility grant strategy.

Nine Douglas Property Deeds Recorded in June With No Sale Prices Disclosed

Nine property deeds were recorded in Douglas between June 26 and July 25, 2026, per the Worcester County Registry of Deeds, but none disclosed a sale price, so no price range or median could be calculated this period. South Street saw three of the nine transfers, at 0, 238 and 240 South…

Douglas Planning Board moves to tighten ADU bylaw, weighs cap of one unit per lot

Douglas Planning Board signals support for limiting accessory dwelling units to one per lot while directing staff to research a restricted special-permit pathway for a second.

Douglas Rec Commission Approves $5,000 for New Municipal Center Scoreboard

Douglas Recreation Commission approves scoreboard funds and Soldiers Field event for baseball history unveiling.

Douglas Cemetery Commission Votes to Spend $6,300 on Stone Wall and Invasive Plant Work

Douglas Cemetery Commission approves $6,300 in landscaping contracts for stone wall and invasive plant work.

Douglas Select Board Unanimously Approves Holiday Lighting License, Crosswalk Standard, Cemetery Grant

Douglas Select Board approved a holiday event license, a cemetery grant, and a new crosswalk striping standard at its July 21 meeting.

Douglas Stormwater Committee Resolves Final Disputes, Prepares to Dissolve

Douglas Stormwater Bylaw Committee closes in on final regulations after years of work.

Douglas Commission Lifts Two Enforcement Orders, Continues South Street Farm Dispute

Douglas Conservation Commission lifts two Lakeshore Drive enforcement orders and issues three certificates of compliance at a lengthy July 20 meeting.

Sole Disclosed Douglas Home Sale This Period Closes At $262,500

Nine properties recorded deed transfers in Douglas between June 19 and July 18, per Worcester County Registry of Deeds records, but only one listed a sale price: $262,500, recorded June 23. That single disclosed sale sets the period's price range and median by default, since deed record…

Douglas ADA Commission Elects Officers, Targets Trails, Sidewalks, and Survey at First Meeting

Douglas seats its first ADA Commission, electing officers and sketching early priorities.

Douglas Master Plan Committee Approves Three Draft Chapters at July Meeting

Douglas Master Plan Committee approves three chapters, softens ADU support language.

Douglas Select Board Names Police Chief Acting Town Administrator, Clears $629,393 Fire Truck Deal

Douglas Select Board taps its police chief as acting town administrator and clears a queue of municipal contracts including a $629,393 fire truck purchase.

Douglas Open Space Committee Loses Grant, Eyes Fundraising for $16,000 Project

Douglas Open Space Committee loses competitive grant bid, leaving a $16,000 project without funding.