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Charlton Planning Board Denies Site Plan Waiver for Route 20 Storage Yard

Charlton Planning Board unanimously denied a site plan waiver for a proposed Route 20 storage container and truck-staging operation, requiring a full site plan submission instead.

Charlton Conservation Commission fines City Depot Road developer for stormwater violations

CHARLTON — February 11, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission voted unanimously to fine the owner of 60 City Depot Road for stormwater violations after a January 14 EPA inspection found no tracking pad, an unpermitted trench near wetlands, unposted required signage, and a false claim to federal inspectors that McClure Engineering was

Charlton Select Board Defeats Reorganization Motion 3-2, Spiewak Remains Chair

Charlton Select Board voted 3-2 to keep Chair Karen Spiewak in place, rejecting a reorganization motion that exposed sharp internal conflict at the February 10 meeting.

Charlton Planning Board Continues Hansen Road Hearing, Demands Full Engineering Package

Charlton Planning Board continues disputed road hearing, advances master plan consultant review. The board voted unanimously to continue the C.R.

Charlton Select Board Fills Bylaw Panel, Approves Scout Fundraiser, Adopts Financial Policies

Charlton Select Board appoints seven to new Bylaw Review Committee and clears Scout toll road fundraiser. The board unanimously seated five full members — Bradford C.

Charlton Planning Board Requires New Site Plan for Amazon Flex Driver Expansion

Charlton Planning Board tells Amazon it needs a new site plan before adding flex delivery drivers.

Charlton Finance Committee Hears Warning of Up to 20 Percent Health Insurance Increase

Charlton Finance Committee hears warning of up to 20 percent health insurance rate increase as FY27 budget hearings begin.

Charlton Commission Continues Contested 33-Unit Housing NOI to February

Charlton Conservation Commission continued a scaled-back 33-unit multifamily housing proposal at 35 North Main Street to February 11 and ratified two enforcement orders against a Worcester Road property owner whose unpermitted six-acre clearing sent sediment roughly 100 feet into a bordering vegetat

Charlton Select Board opens May town meeting warrant, amends policy adoption rules

CHARLTON — January 13, 2026 — Charlton Select Board opens its May 18 town meeting warrant and rewrites its own policy-adoption rules. The four-member board, meeting January 13 without Member David Singer, voted unanimously to open the Annual Town Meeting warrant with a March 4 article-submission deadline and a

Charlton Voters Approve Opt-Out of State Firearm Ban at Municipal Buildings

Charlton voters approved a citizen-petition article 481-161 at a Special Town Meeting Monday to opt the town out of the state's designation of municipal administrative buildings, grounds, and parking areas as prohibited zones for licensed firearm possession under M.G.L. c. 269, §10(k)(2)(i).

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