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Planning Board approves new officers, advances protective bylaw review.

Planning Board elects new officers and pushes protective bylaw revision forward. The board unanimously chose Robert Hartt as Chair and Jordan Archey as Vice Chair, then advanced a roughly ten-article protective bylaw revision toward a public hearing set for June 1, 2026. Members flagged the need to

Conservation Commission conducts five site visits, no votes taken.

New Marlborough Conservation Commission held an all-site-visit meeting on May 14. Members John Schreiber, Nancy Hannan, and Doug Hyde (with Kristin Hoffman and Freddy Friedman absent) inspected five parcels: a violation site at 186 Knight Road involving buffer-zone fill; a pool-removal request at

Planning Board charts revised warrant strategy after Town Meeting defeat.

Planning Board charts revised warrant strategy after Annual Town Meeting defeat. Chair Bob Hartt and the Board debriefed Warrant 38's failure and mapped a plan to resubmit protective bylaw changes at a Special Town Meeting tentatively scheduled for late June, breaking the defeated warrant into

Select Board signs three contracts, approves Gould Farm signage.

Select Board approves three contracts and Gould Farm signage. Chair Beth Dean and members Tara White and Bill West unanimously ratified employment contracts for Fire Chief Charles Loring ($15,000 annual stipend), Highway Superintendent Charles Loring ($110,745, a 10 percent increase), and Town

Conservation Commission adopts tiered fee schedule for wetland applications.

New Marlborough Conservation Commission adopts tiered fee schedule for applications. Chair Doug Hyde, with members K. Hoffman, J. Schreiber, and N. Hannen present, approved pricing that includes $100 for Requests for Determination of Applicability; $150 for Notices of Intent with no structures and