New Marlborough Agricultural Commission reorganizes with new leadership and farm census plan. All five commission members—Jake Levin, Michael Mugridge, Tom Brazie, Matt Ferrara, and Christian Stovall—met to establish the group's direction following the election of Levin as chair and Mugridge as
New Marlborough Select Board approves Cassilis Farm affordable housing signage. The board unanimously approved a 64-square-foot informational sign for the future development, comprising two 32-square-foot panels to be installed along Route 57 in compliance with town zoning bylaws. In other
New Marlborough recorded eight property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only one deed had a sale price recorded. That sale, 605 Cross Road to Canaan Valley Road, closed for $1,375,000 on July 9 in what deed records identify as an estate transfer, with Keith and Jean Alison Dickey as buyers.
Planning Board approves Hayes Hill Road subdivision, prioritizes compliance work. Chair Robert W. Hartt and the board unanimously approved an Approval Not Required subdivision on Hayes Hill Road, consolidating a non-conforming parcel with an adjacent property to create a 7.6-acre zoning-compliant
New Marlborough Select Board approves $207,000 renovation contract. The board unanimously authorized Chair Tara B. White to sign an EDM design contract for architectural services dated July 22, 2026, totaling $207,000 for two phases of Town Hall renovation design work. The project builds on 2021
Design Review Committee directs Town Hall renovation using existing 2021 design framework. All four members present voted to have EDM revise its proposal building from the 2021 schematics rather than starting from scratch. The committee agreed the renovation should use both upper and lower floors
New Marlborough Select Board approves $488,078 bridge repair grant. The MassDOT Small Bridge program will fund restoration of the historic stone bridge on Campbell Falls Road, with construction slated for spring through fall 2027 if bids are advertised this fall, Town Administrator Mari Enoch
New Marlborough's summer arts calendar centers on the Old Meeting House's July concert lineup. The Berkshire Eagle, in a report published July 13, credited Community News Editor and town librarian Jeannie Maschino with detailing the venue's slate of jazz and other music performances for…
Transfer Station Working Group agrees on August permit enforcement and staff training. Chair Freddy Friedman said active permit sticker checks begin August 1 following June 30 expiration, though the group did not finalize when vehicles without renewed permits would be turned away. The group agreed
Conservation Commission conducts four routine site visits. The Commission inspected work at four Knight Road area properties on July 9, reviewing fill removal from a buffer zone and plantings completed under Orders of Conditions at 66 Hadsell Street, 187 Stratford Road, and 201 Stratford Road.