Government

DOUGLAS — April 16, 2026 — Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee prepares two parades, reports $1,000 in sponsorships, and reorganizes after a member resignation. At the April 16 meeting, the committee welcomed four volunteers for its May 23 Memorial Day Parade and June 27 Independence Day Parade marking the nation'

DOUGLAS — April 15, 2026 — Douglas Building and Facilities Construction Committee confronts leaking oil tank at condemned Main Street building. The committee learned April 15 that a contractor walkthrough at 19 Main Street — the town-owned Brown Building scheduled for demolition — turned up what appears to be a dripping underground oil

DOUGLAS — April 14, 2026 — Douglas stormwater panel pumps the brakes on consultant's proposed regulation edits. The Douglas Stormwater By-Law Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve its March 17 meeting minutes but declined to advance a package of proposed changes to the town's draft stormwater

DOUGLAS — April 13, 2026 — Douglas Oktoberfest Committee's open house draws no public, forcing succession reckoning. The committee, which organizes the town's annual Oktoberfest festival requiring more than 120 day-of volunteers, held an April 13 open house that attracted zero residents from the public, prompting chair