Bellingham Boards Appoint Timothy Mazzadri as Planning Board Associate Member
Bellingham Select Board appoints Planning Board associate member and confronts sweeping new state clean energy permitting rules.
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Select Board
A collection of 75 issues
Bellingham Select Board Votes 4-1 to Raise Trash Rates 12.5 Percent in FY2027
Bellingham Select Board approves 12.5 percent trash and recycling rate hike for FY2027, citing a structural enterprise-account deficit.
Bellingham Delays Trash Rate Vote, Pushes Decision to July 6 Meeting
Bellingham Select Board delays trash rate vote, cites $2.5 million fund deficit.
Bellingham Select Board Launches Hartford Ave Financing District, Elects New Chair
BELLINGHAM — June 16, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board reorganizes and advances $13.3 million Hartford Avenue road financing plan. The board unanimously elected Mike Hennessey as chair Monday night and chose Don Martinez as vice chair in a closer 3-2 vote before approving a consulting contract to develop a District
Bellingham Select Board Elects Hennessy Chair, Awards $572,000 Standpipe Contract
Bellingham Select Board reorganized Monday, electing Michael Hennessy chair unanimously and Donald Martinez vice chair by a three-to-two vote.
Bellingham Select Board honors 19-year member, picks senior center parking design
BELLINGHAM — June 8, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board marks the retirement of 19-year member Anne Odebashian and votes on parking, housing, and cemetery business. The board declared June 1, 2026, "Anne Odebashian Day," presenting a proclamation signed by Chair Michael R. Packer and members Jennifer Altamonte, Dawn Martinez,
Bellingham Select Board Votes to Honor Odebashen, Expand Senior Center Parking
Bellingham Select Board honors retiring 19-year member Ann Odebashen and votes on senior center parking, affordable housing, and a defense-firm permit waiver.
Bellingham Select Board Backs Creative Financing Probe for $5.8 Million Road Shortfall
BELLINGHAM — May 19, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board unanimously backs exploration of a District Improvement Financing district to close a $5.8 million shortfall on the Hartford Avenue traffic improvement project. Town Administrator Joe Lyons told the board Monday that bids came in well above the original estimate despite $5.5
Bellingham Board Moves to Explore DIF District to Fund $5.8 Million Road Shortfall
Bellingham Select Board backs exploration of a Development Improvement Financing district to close a $5.8 million gap on the Hartford Avenue Traffic Improvement Project.
Bellingham Select Board hears warning: override failure means 37 staff cuts
BELLINGHAM — May 5, 2026 — Bellingham school officials warn Select Board that a failed override means 37-plus staff cuts and program eliminations. School Committee Chair Ray Marano and Superintendent Dr. James Morano told the board Monday that $4.2 million in reductions — including the cancellation of all high school clubs,