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Cemetery Commission approves 2025 report, hires replacement staff

Cemetery Commission approves annual report, hires William Harvey. At the March 2 meeting at Westridge Cemetery garage, Superintendent James Burlingame reported that employee Jacob Adams accepted a higher-paying position with the Highway Department. Burlingame worked with Human Resources to contact

Board of Assessors approves January minutes, annual report, budget.

The Charlton Board of Assessors voted unanimously to approve January meeting minutes, the annual report, and the board budget at its February 25 session. Chair Nancy E. Landry, Members Lea Morin and Brett Moore, and Director of Assessing Kathy Stanley were present. Director Stanley reported that a

Charlton Finance Committee Receives Fire, Library, Building, and Sewer Budget Requests for Fiscal 2027

Charlton Finance Committee hears sweeping FY27 budget requests, defers building fee vote.

Select Board votes to explore health insurance carrier change

Select Board unanimously authorizes health insurance carrier change process. Town Administrator Andrew M. Golas reported that employees absorbed a combined 38 to 40 percent increase in fiscal 2026 after Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust imposed an 18 percent rate increase followed by a 20

Charlton Select Board Votes Unanimously to Begin Health Insurance Carrier Switch

CHARLTON -- February 24, 2026, Charlton Select Board unanimously votes to begin switching employee health insurance away from Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust. The board voted 5-0 on February 24 to authorize the formal process under MGL Chapter 32B, Sections 21 to 23, the required legal step before the town