Select Board approves cemetery historic preservation
New Marlborough Select Board approves cemetery preservation. The board unanimously authorized Chair Tara B. White to sign a state preservation restriction for the Old Center Cemetery, following a $40,000 restoration project supported by a $20,000 state grant and matching local donations to repair
Select Board · Meeting of August 17, 2026
New Marlborough Select Board approves cemetery preservation. The board unanimously authorized Chair Tara B. White to sign a state preservation restriction for the Old Center Cemetery, following a $40,000 restoration project supported by a $20,000 state grant and matching local donations to repair 56 historic graves.
The board also unanimously amended the Highway Union Collective Bargaining Agreement to adjust FY 2027 wage rates by $0.03 and $0.04 per hour, hired Chris Hartsgrove as Police Department Clerical staff at $24.04 hourly, approved 617 hours of seniors' participation in the Property Tax Work-Off Abatement Program, and selected Bill West to represent the town at the Berkshire Metropolitan Planning Organization southeast caucus.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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