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Bellingham Select Board approves $65,000 Senior Center parking design with 44 spaces. The Board voted unanimously to adopt Option 1, including an emergency access gate to the high school and potential police station access, funded through Congressman Rausch's earmark. The Board appointed Joseph

Bellingham Select Board reviews Town Meeting procedures. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon briefed the four-member board on a proposed consent agenda and procedural rules for the upcoming Town Meeting, with the agenda designed to group routine articles together to save time. Board members present

Bellingham Select Board explores Development Improvement Districts to fund Hartford Avenue improvements. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon outlined a $5.8 million shortfall for the Hartford Avenue traffic project after the Town secured $5.5 million in grant funding and expects $2.66 million from WS.

Failed school override would eliminate 37 positions, sports, and activities. The Select Board heard from school officials Mr. Marano and Mr. Reed on the impacts of a failed override: elimination of middle and high school sports, removal of all extracurricular activities, and $150,000 cuts to

Bellingham Select Board confronts $1.6 million FY27 budget shortfall. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon attributed the deficit to reduced new growth, increased retirement costs, and a $3.3 million jump in health insurance costs. The town distributed the gap proportionally between municipal and