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Bellingham faces $959,432 budget deficit with potential school staff cuts. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon reported the fiscal 2027 shortfall to the Select Board, citing contractual increases, rising health care costs, and state aid constraints; health insurance has been supplemented from free

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

Bellingham Select Board approves mattress recycling fee. The three-member quorum unanimously authorized a $60 disposal fee for wet or soiled mattresses at the Recycle Center under a new vendor arrangement, and approved renewals of a Common Victualler and Bulk Storage license pending inspections and