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Bellingham Select Board adopts formal road acceptance policy, establishing clearer standards for municipal development. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon presented the policy after receiving two street acceptance requests for the Annual Town Meeting warrant, establishing that financial and

Bellingham Select Board votes to place school override on May ballot. The board voted 4-0 with one abstention to submit the district's budget override question to voters on May 27 following resident concerns about financial impacts. Member Jennifer Altomonte abstained pending State Ethics

Bellingham Select Board unanimously forwards FY27 budget amid school's $4.1M shortfall. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon reported a $1.6M health insurance deficit split 30-70 between town and schools. School officials said the $4.1M shortfall requires $1.5M in operating cuts affecting 36 staff

Bellingham faces $4.7 million budget deficit in FY27, with schools accounting for $3.1 million of the gap. The town's general fund deficit is $1.6 million; the town is contributing $400,000 to address schools. CFO Heidi Chuckran identified health insurance, which increased 39.58 percent, as the

Bellingham confronts $1.6M deficit and $3M school shortfall in FY27 budget cycle. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon presented the projections to a joint meeting of the Select Board, Finance Committee, and School Committee, citing rising health insurance costs as the primary driver alongside