Bellingham Board of Health advances $300,000 septic loan request to town meeting
Bellingham Board of Health moves $300,000 septic loan renewal toward town meeting and weighs first member pay raise in years.
Dave Watkins
Bellingham Planning Board Sends 800-Unit Development Back for Public Safety Review
Bellingham Planning Board continues 180 Main Street special permit hearing to March as public safety questions mount.
Bellingham Select Board Confronts $959,000 Budget Deficit Ahead of FY27
Bellingham Select Board receives preliminary FY27 budget showing a nearly $1 million town deficit and a $3.5 million school funding gap.
Bellingham Conservation Commission approves $6,500 peer review for contested Blackstone Street project
Bellingham Conservation Commission unanimously approved a revised $6,500 peer review scope for the contentious Blackstone Street road extension project at its January 28 meeting.
Bellingham Select Board Approves Bridal Shop License, Opens Town Meeting Warrant Remotely
Bellingham Select Board approves bridal shop one-day license and opens annual town meeting warrant during snowstorm remote session.
Bellingham Planning Board Backs Community Preservation Act Pitch Unanimously
Bellingham Planning Board members expressed unanimous support for adopting the Community Preservation Act, a state program that would add a $68 annual surcharge to the average homeowner's tax bill in exchange for a dedicated fund and state matching revenue.
Bellingham Planning Board Continues 850-Unit Age-Restricted Housing Hearing to February
Bellingham planners continued an 850-unit age-restricted housing hearing on Payne Street after a night of dense traffic testimony.
Bellingham Conservation Commission Splits on Rail Vegetation Permit, Bars Mechanical Cutting Without NOI
Bellingham Conservation Commission votes 4-1 to bar mechanical vegetation removal along the MBTA rail right-of-way without a full Notice of Intent.
Bellingham Select Board Raises Recycling Mattress Fee, Flags Zoning Vacancy
Bellingham Select Board raised the recycling center's soiled-mattress disposal fee and flagged an urgent Zoning Board of Appeals vacancy at its January 12 meeting.
Bellingham Board of Health Drops Fine, Eyes New Composting Rule
Bellingham Board of Health drops a leaf-pile fine and considers its first formal composting regulation.