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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

Finance Committee Recommends Five Articles for Special Town Meeting

Topsfield Finance Committee unanimously backs five Special Town Meeting articles. The committee voted to recommend passage of prior-year bills totaling $21,793.47 spanning water enterprise, general fund, and school accounts, as well as Article Third (FY 2026 budget transfers), Article Fourth (snow

Board of Assessors approves Veterans exemption policy change.

Board of Assessors tightens Veterans exemption policy. Chair Lynn Conant, Clerk John Minnehan, and Member Robert Kanter voted unanimously to require all Veterans exemption applicants to submit a current Veterans disability letter each year to remain eligible for the exemption. The Board also

Board of Health approves 2026 mosquito control and pesticide plan.

Topsfield Board of Health backs 2026 mosquito control plan with environmental scrutiny. In a unanimous 3-0 vote, the Board approved the Integrated Pest and Vector Management Plan and forwarded it to the Select Board for adoption, authorizing Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control's seasonal

Topsfield Conservation Commission approves two tree-removal permits and restaurant redevelopment

Topsfield Conservation Commission issues dual Orders of Conditions for major restaurant redevelopment. The commission unanimously approved the Topsfield Garages, LLC and Hancock Associates project at School Avenue, 10 School Avenue, and 35R Main Street, imposing strict environmental protections