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's Master Plan Committee calls off its Wednesday session at Municipal Center.
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.
Board of Selectmen convenes Tuesday evening at Douglas Municipal Center for regular business.
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 Planning Board unanimously endorsed two lot-line adjustments, clearing zoning hurdles for future subdivisions on Perry and West streets.
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.
Douglas Town Hall releases its official Trick-or-Treat 2026 plans ahead of Halloween weekend. Also in today's brief (8 items): Town Hall posts its Trick-or-Treat 2026 plans; Planning Board, stormwater panel meet jointly Wednesday; ADA Commission cancels Thursday meeting; Heritage and Ho…