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Douglas Planning Board continues Pine Sand earth removal hearing pending MassDOT letter

DOUGLAS — March 11, 2026 — Douglas Planning Board unanimously advances a new 95,000-cubic-yard earth removal permit for Pine, Sand, and Stone Incorporated along Route 146 while pressing an agricultural development for overdue soil data. The board voted to authorize staff to draft a conditional decision on special permit

Douglas Open Space Committee Approves Donation Account Wording, Plans Landowner Outreach

DOUGLAS — March 10, 2026 — Douglas Open Space Committee approves donation account language and plans large-parcel landowner outreach event. The committee voted unanimously March 10 to approve wording for a new donation account that will allow residents to contribute directly to open space efforts, pending Select Board approval to formally

Douglas Schools Warn of 15 to 20 Staff Cuts to Close $1.5 Million Budget Gap

DOUGLAS — March 10, 2026 — Douglas Finance Committee hears school district faces $1.5 million FY27 gap and potential elimination of 15 to 20 staff positions. Superintendent Paul Vieira and new Business Manager Diana Landry told the committee Tuesday that special education costs have surged from a budgeted $2.1 million

Douglas Historical Commission Learns It Has Had No Funds Since 2020

DOUGLAS — March 6, 2026 — Douglas Historical Commission calls emergency meeting after discovering its assumed $4,900 balance no longer exists. Commission Chair Rebecca Doyen-Lavalli convened the emergency Friday Zoom session after Finance Director Jean informed her the funds — originally appropriated at the May 2009 Special Town Meeting for downtown

Douglas 250th Committee votes to end Memorial Day Parade at town war memorials

DOUGLAS — March 5, 2026 — Douglas 250th Anniversary Committee reroutes Memorial Day Parade and approves Independence Day entertainment contract. The volunteer committee, chaired by Alyssa Knotik and appointed by the Board of Selectmen, unanimously voted to redirect the May 23 Memorial Day Parade to end at the war memorials outside the

Douglas Zoning Board Approves $300,000 Bond for North Village Phase Four

DOUGLAS — March 4, 2026 — Douglas ZBA approves $300,000 bond for final phase of North Village affordable housing project. The Douglas Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 Wednesday to approve a surety bond covering top coat asphalt paving for Phase Four of the North Village Chapter 40B development, clearing

Douglas Board Approves Revised Gleason Court RFP With Clawback, Deed Restriction

DOUGLAS — March 3, 2026 — Douglas Select Board approves revised Gleason Court RFP and a shared conservation agent deal with Sutton. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to adopt two protective provisions for the sale of the town-owned historic building at 11 Gleason Court: a clawback clause requiring proceeds to

Douglas Oktoberfest Committee Opens 2026 Planning With Vendor Reforms, Personnel Shakeup

DOUGLAS — March 2, 2026 — Douglas Oktoberfest Committee launches 2026 planning with vendor reforms and a key personnel departure. The committee held its kickoff meeting March 2 at Douglas Town Hall, approving minutes from its November session and reviewing a 2025 financial report showing the event finished in the black, with

Douglas Conservation Commission Issues Compliance Certificate, Negative Determination, and Order of Conditions

DOUGLAS — March 2, 2026 — Douglas Conservation Commission cleared three properties and continued five others at its March 2 meeting. The board voted 4-0 to issue a certificate of compliance for Jacob Bloniarz at 125 Ledgestone Road after engineer Jude Gaubin of OHI Engineering corrected an inaccurate site plan that

Douglas Conservation Commission Issues Compliance Certificate, Negative Determination, and Order of Conditions

DOUGLAS — March 2, 2026 — Douglas Conservation Commission cleared three properties and continued five others at its March 2 meeting. The board voted 4-0 to issue a certificate of compliance for Jacob Bloniarz at 125 Ledgestone Road after engineer Jude Gaubin of OHI Engineering corrected an inaccurate site plan that

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