Government · Conservation
Sturbridge board delays vote on 6,000-square-foot Cedar Pond home
Sturbridge conservation board delays vote on 6,000-square-foot Cedar Pond home.
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Government · Finance Committee
Sturbridge Finance Committee approves $41,900 in reserve fund transfers
Sturbridge Finance Committee approves $41,894.50 in reserve fund transfers, largest for fire overtime.
Government · Design Review Committee
Design Review Committee approves prior month minutes
The Sturbridge Design Review Committee unanimously approved its June 1, 2026 minutes in a 3-0 vote at its July 7 meeting. Chair John Durkee called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Members Elaine Cook and Chris Wilson voted in favor. The agenda listed design reviews for Fuller's Collision Center,
Government · Select Board
Select Board appoints town planner, three firefighters in single vote
Sturbridge Select Board hires town planner, three firefighters in one sitting. Members unanimously appointed Aiden Adams as town planner at $95,000 annually, effective July 23, succeeding longtime Town Planner Jean, after a search Robin said drew "stellar" references.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Grants Retroactive Deck Permit for Westwood Drive Home
Sturbridge Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously grants retroactive determination for a Westwood Drive deck project built before permits were secured.
Government · Conservation
Sturbridge conservation board cites owner over unpermitted tree removal
Sturbridge conservation board cites a Walker Pond Road owner over unpermitted tree removal.
Government · Planning Board
Sturbridge Planning Board Unanimously Adopts New Housing Production Plan
Sturbridge Planning Board unanimously adopts five-year Housing Production Plan targeting the state's 10 percent affordability goal.
Schools · School Committee
Sturbridge School Committee Accepts $54,950 Science Grant, Adopts Two Policies
Sturbridge School Committee accepts $54,950 grant for new science curriculum, hears pesticide concerns.
Government · Select Board
Sturbridge Select Board Advances $3.2 Million MassDOT Water Line Project
Sturbridge Select Board advances $3.2 million MassDOT-funded water line for salt-contaminated Walker Pond wells.
Government · Conservation
Sturbridge Panel Doubles Cedar Lake Herbicide Treatment Area
Sturbridge conservation panel nearly doubles Cedar Lake herbicide treatment to fight spreading milfoil.