Finance Committee meets Tuesday night at the Municipal Center for its regular session. Also in today's brief (5 items): Board of Health meets Monday at Municipal Center; Recreation Commission meets Monday night; Library trustees meet Tuesday evening; Finance Committee meets Tuesday night.
The Douglas Board of Selectmen interviewed two finalists for town administrator Tuesday: Jeffrey Bridges, the current town administrator in Spencer, and Dave Kersey, the police chief and emergency management director in Mendon.
Douglas Conservation Commission denied a certificate of compliance for a completed project at 100 Pine Street after discovering unpermitted stone gate pillars, a widened driveway and disturbed soil inside Bating Brook's 200-foot riverfront buffer.
Douglas Youth Baseball and Softball League has opened registration for free 2027 winter skills clinics, running Tuesdays for baseball and Thursdays for softball at Douglas Elementary School from March into April, with spots capped at 25 per session.
Douglas's weekly obituary notices include one qualifying entry this week: Ford, Elaine M. (Wetmore), 77, who was formerly of Douglas, Shrewsbury and Hamden, CT, and who died Friday, October 9, 2026, in Poway, California.
The Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee worked through pricing and logistics for a hometown hero banner program honoring veterans and first responders.
Douglas Finance Committee reviewed $132,000 in capital requests and two new warrant articles ahead of the Oct. 27 Special Town Meeting, taking no votes on the substantive items.