Bellingham Select Board Issues Three Liquor Warnings, Closes Auto Dealer Hearing
Bellingham Select Board honors fallen town administrator, promotes officer, and issues three liquor warnings.
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Bellingham Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends 31 FY27 Department Budgets
Bellingham Finance Committee clears 31 department budgets in unanimous votes, advancing over $2.5 million toward May 27 Annual Town Meeting. The committee voted 6-0 on each item Monday, including a block motion covering 20 accounts of $60,000 or less, led by member K.
Bellingham Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings, Flags Public Safety Cuts
BELLINGHAM — March 31, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee opens FY27 public-safety budget hearings with warnings of thinner service margins. The committee heard Monday from IT Director Karen Dutille, whose $827,000 IT budget the town's insurer has certified as meeting cybersecurity standards; a fire chief presenting a $5,
Bellingham Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends $14.3 Million in FY27 Departmental Budgets
Bellingham Finance Committee votes 5-0 to recommend more than $14 million in FY27 departmental budgets, including $5.7 million for police and $5.2 million for fire. Chairman J.
Bellingham Conservation Commission issues orders for Bruce Road septic, opens 8 new subdivision lots
Bellingham Conservation Commission approves septic replacement orders and opens first batch of Red Mill subdivision lot permits.
Bellingham Finance Committee recommends $35.8 million school budget, cutting 37 positions
BELLINGHAM — March 26, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee recommends a reduced $35.8 million school budget that eliminates 37 positions. The committee voted 5-0 at its March 26 public hearing to recommend the Bellingham School Department's fiscal year 2027 budget of $35,842,585 — a figure that cuts
Bellingham Board of Health March Meeting Yields No Recorded Business
BELLINGHAM — March 26, 2026 — Bellingham's Board of Health held its March 26 meeting but left no usable public record after the community access TV recording captured only the opening seconds of the session. The available audio ends immediately after a board member says "I'd like
Bellingham Conservation Commission Opens Eight Toll Northeast Lot Hearings, Issues Bruce Road Orders
Bellingham Conservation Commission opens eight new lot hearings for Toll Northeast's Red Mill on the Charles subdivision and issues dual orders for a Bruce Road septic case.
Bellingham Finance Committee Backs $35.8 Million School Budget With 37 Positions Cut
Bellingham Finance Committee unanimously recommended six FY27 budget lines totaling more than $57.4 million at its March 23 public hearing. The largest item, a $35,842,585 school department budget, was presented by Superintendent Peter Marano and E.
Bellingham Board of Health Approves Laptop Purchase, Defers Blood Pressure Clinic Spending
Bellingham's Board of Health warned its health agent to accelerate food establishment inspections and deferred a $3,000 blood pressure clinic funding motion at its March 17 meeting.