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Commission orders replanting of removed pines at Maple Street

Bellingham Conservation Commission continues three environmental hearings and expands peer review. The Commission ordered a Maple Street homeowner to replant eight white pines to compensate for two large trees removed from a wetland buffer zone, with a planting plan due by February 25. The

Select Board approves $36.5 million water infrastructure bond

Bellingham Select Board approves $36.5 million water infrastructure bond. CFO Heidi Chuckran presented an interim loan from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for PFAS treatment plant costs, and the board voted 4-0 with 1 abstention to authorize the $36.5 million bond program. The board

Planning Board endorses ANR lot division, continues Blackstone Street hearing

Planning Board endorses Scott Street lot division, continues Blackstone Street roadway hearing. The Planning Board, chaired by Philip M. Devine, unanimously approved an Attendant Notification and Registration plan to subdivide 5 Scott Street into two six-acre lots. Director Robert Lussier confirmed

Bellingham Open Space Committee Elects Chad Kelley Chair

Bellingham Open Space Committee elects Chad Kelley chair and endorses $100K regional trail study. Conservation Agent Hannah Chace briefed the committee on the Charles Headwaters Greenway, a multi-town feasibility project in Bellingham, Mendon, and Blackstone funded by a $100,000 Mass Trails grant

Planning Board continues three major development applications

Planning Board continues Paine Street housing project after traffic review. The board advanced the 1,600-unit age-restricted housing development proposed by NECC Holdings LLC on 330 acres at 180 Paine Street, hearing traffic peer review findings from MBM Transportation Consultants. Residents raised