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Government · Cultural Council

Cultural Council Moves Art Show Opening to Mid-October

Cultural Council advances Community Art Show planning, shifts opening to mid-October. Chair Kathleen Hylka coordinated with the Charlton Public Library to move the show opening from October 3 to mid-October, pending library availability. Members Lisa Aube and Bruce Menin were tasked with contacting

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Government · Select Board

Committee seeks warrant article for senior center

Committee seeks warrant article for senior center. The Community Center Feasibility Committee presented a proposal to acquire and renovate a senior center at $1.8 million, with 1,150 annual service users, pending since 1993. The board did not vote but asked Town Administrator Andrew Golas to

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Old Home Day Committee readies September 6 event logistics

Old Home Day Committee confirms September 6 event with 87 vendors and complete logistics. Kathleen Walker, committee chair, reported vendors using 97 booths across multiple locations with parking confirmed at the school and Federated Church. Robert Coleman secured church parking, and Kathleen

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Only Two of Seven Charlton Home Sales List Price in Late July

Charlton recorded seven property deeds between July 24 and Aug. 22, 2026, but only two had a sale price recorded: $100,000 for 209 Center Depot Rd. and $175,000 for an unaddressed property sold by Christopher and Stephanie Cote to Loan Association of Cleveland, the period's top recorded price. The…

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Bylaw Committee Approves Changes to Alarm System Registration

Charlton Bylaw Review Committee approves alarm system registration changes, tables fines update. Chair Joseph Haebler led the committee through bylaw recommendations from Kenneth Laferriere, voting to recommend Chapter 100-2 Section B requiring alarm systems be registered per Police Department

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Old Home Day Committee votes in new member Kathleen Dermady

Old Home Day Committee approves new member as summer event takes shape. Kathleen Dermady was voted in unanimously as a new committee member at the August 18 meeting. The committee reported vendor booth spaces at 102 sold, with financial reserves of $13,876.48 following expenses of $27,747.89 and

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Government · Activities Council

Activities Council plans Trunk or Treat changes

Charlton Activities Council planned significant changes to its October 24 Trunk or Treat event at an August 16 meeting. Members including Barbara Benoit, Ray Mancini, and Richard Watts reviewed feedback from the successful 2026 Blueberry Festival and detailed plans for the community event.

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Ten Charlton deeds recorded in July with no sale prices recorded yet

Ten property deeds were recorded in Charlton between July 17 and July 20, but none listed a sale price, so no price range or median can be reported for the period. The most notable transfer involved 98 Masonic Home Rd, which appeared twice in the records as Richard L. and Katherine A. Kaczynski

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves restaurant and storage building consolidation

Charlton Planning Board approves Italian restaurant and storage consolidation project. The Board voted unanimously to waive site plan review for Great Grace LLC's conversion of a 2,312-square-foot office building at 61 North Main Street into a restaurant with 34 seats and take-out service,

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