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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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — February 20, 2026 — Douglas Cemetery Commission votes to pay conservation fee, moves plant-removal project forward. The two-member commission voted unanimously at its February 20 meeting to authorize payment of approximately $450 to the Conservation Commission to cover a wetland inspection fee tied to removing encroaching plants at

DOUGLAS — February 19, 2026 — Douglas heritage committee maps seven banner zones and advances coin fundraiser for 250th anniversary. The Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee voted unanimously at its February 19 meeting to establish seven street zones for a hometown hero banner program, covering segments of Main Street, Mechanic Street, Depot

DOUGLAS — February 18, 2026 — Douglas building panel backs new member and loosens stance on Gleason Court school sale. The Building and Facilities Construction Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend Margaret Bacon — a site-development consultant and former Massachusetts Department of Corrections deputy facilities director — for appointment to the committee, and

DOUGLAS — February 17, 2026 — Douglas Recreation Commission unanimously recommends outdoor court resurfacing project to Capital Committee. The commission, re-electing Ryan Holden as chair and Hannah Stevens as vice chair, voted to advance a proposal from the Douglas Pickleball Club to resurface the town's outdoor basketball and pickleball

DOUGLAS — February 11, 2026 — Douglas Historical Commission approves annual report, debates how to tell the town's mill-town story. The five-member commission voted unanimously at its February 11 meeting to submit the annual report to Town Hall and to approve December minutes, then spent the bulk of

Douglas Open Space Committee moves toward a dedicated Unibank donation account and eyes a 22.8-acre conservation parcel.