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Library Board delays FY27 budget vote pending requested cuts review

Library Board of Trustees hears $756,701 FY27 budget request but delays vote. Director Ryan Donovan presented a 9.6 percent increase over FY26, with materials and educational supplies at $120,475 to meet state mandates for communities over 10,000 residents. Programming expenses are slated to rise

Advisory and Select Boards review FY2027 budgets totaling $71.9 million

Southborough's Advisory and Select Boards jointly reviewed FY2027 departmental and capital budgets totaling $71.9 million, an 8.08 percent increase from the current year. Superintendent Greg Martineau presented a regional school budget with an 8.98 percent increase, driven by special education,

Southborough School Committee Backs 3.99 Percent FY27 Budget Increase

SOUTHBOROUGH -- January 22, 2026, Southborough School Committee approves 3.99 percent FY27 budget increase ahead of cross-board review. The committee voted 4-0 at a special January 22 meeting to support the revised recommended operational budget, incorporating late adjustments including a reduction in applied Circuit Breaker reimbursement from $500,

Tricentennial Committee approves drone show, Awareness Days concept for 2027.

Tricentennial Committee greenlights $25,000 drone show for 2027. Chair Donald Morris and the six-member committee unanimously approved a contract with Firefly Drone Shows to perform a 15-minute aerial display with 200 drones on January 1, 2027, with payment split 50-50 between deposit and day-of

Zoning Board approves Battery Energy Storage System at Cordaville Road.

Southborough Zoning Board approves Battery Energy Storage System on industrial property. Acting Chair Michael Robbins and four board members voted 4-1 on January 21 to grant a special permit allowing Blue Sky Utility to install a 14.616 megawatt-hour BESS and vehicle charging station at 150