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Finance Committee schedules joint Select Board meetings to finalize budget cuts if overrides fail.

Topsfield Finance Committee schedules joint Select Board meetings to finalize budget override language. The committee approved prior minutes and scheduled sessions for Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. and Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m. to recommend warrant language and spending cuts tied to the failure of

Topsfield Conservation Commission approves tree removal, four compliance orders

Topsfield Conservation Commission approves tree removal and issues four compliance certifications. Vice Chair Jennifer DiCarlo led the meeting in the absence of Chair Dodds Shamroth, approving a Determination of Negligible Impact for removal of two dead or declining trees at 32 Summer Street with a

Board of Health approves FY27 meeting schedule and signatories.

Board of Health approves FY27 calendar and designates signatories. Chair Sheryl Knutsen, Ellen Eaton RN, and Amy Lischko MSPH, DSc voted unanimously to adopt 12 regular meeting dates beginning July 15, 2026, and to authorize Knutsen as Primary Signatory and Lischko as Alternate Signatory for

Select Board approves cable contract, defers liquor licenses, continues sign hearing.

Select Board approves cable programming contract and sustainable purchasing policy, defers liquor licenses. Chair Rafael McDonald, Vice Chair and Clerk Michelle Mercier-Link, and Member Gregory Cerino voted unanimously to approve a $35,000 contract with Jonathan Rivers of Holliston for fiscal year

Finance Committee considers override options after failed ballot questions

Finance Committee joins Select Board to chart override strategy after ballot failure. Chair Che Elwell reviewed the statutory warrant timeline with the Select Board planning to finalize override language by May 13 for a June 16 Special Town Meeting and June 18 election. The committee discussed