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.
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Government · Conservation
Sturbridge Panel Doubles Cedar Lake Herbicide Treatment Area
Sturbridge conservation panel nearly doubles Cedar Lake herbicide treatment to fight spreading milfoil.
Government · Finance Committee
Sturbridge Finance Committee approves $95,000 landfill fund cap
Sturbridge Finance Committee raises landfill fund cap to $95,000 after winter pump failure. Health Director Ken Lacey told the panel a failed leachate lift station over the winter, plus unpaid hazardous-waste bills, drove the need to raise the pay-as-you-throw program's spending cap from $60,000.
Government · Sturbridge Lake Advisory Committee
Sturbridge Lake Committee finds boating safety course not feasible
Sturbridge Lake Advisory Committee found the boating safety course not feasible this year. Members discussed lake-studies restructuring as proposed by Robin Grimm and Lauren Vivier, considered a Citizen Scientist program and soil-testing initiative through UMass and the Sturbridge Public Library,
Government · Zoning Board
Sturbridge zoning board approves teardown permit for Shore Road home
Sturbridge Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approves a special permit to demolish and rebuild a home at 91 Shore Road.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health approves well and grease variances
Board of Health approved well and grease variances at May 19 meeting. The board voted unanimously to grant a well variance for 70 Clarke Road to construct an accessory dwelling unit with a shared well, with Public Health Director Kenneth Lacey finding no flow issues. A temporary grease trap
Government · Select Board
Sturbridge Select Board Reappoints Leadership, Confirms New Firefighter
Sturbridge Select Board reappoints its slate, confirms new firefighter-paramedic. The board voted 5-0 Monday to reappoint Jamie Goodwin as chair, Chase Kaitbenski as vice chair and Mary Dowling as clerk for another year.
Government · Planning Board
Sturbridge Planning Board Approves Library ADA Deck Project
Sturbridge Planning Board approves ADA deck for Joshua Hyde Public Library, hears Town Planner Jean Bubon is retiring.
Government · Conservation
Conservation board approves redesigned home, lakeside tree removal
Sturbridge conservation board approves redesigned home, lakeside tree removal, and 600-tree mitigation plan. The commission unanimously approved Timothy Magliaro's redesigned 116 Podunk Road home after he "mirror-flipped" the layout to move it outside a 100-foot wetland buffer.
Government · Affordable Housing Trust
Trust convenes community forum on affordable housing strategy
The Sturbridge Affordable Housing Trust held a community forum to develop its Housing Production Plan. Currently, 220 of the town's 4,020 year-round housing units are affordable, representing just 5.47 percent of inventory. Housing Consultant Karen Sunnarborg presented data showing the median