Government

Government · Select Board

Select Board Offers Boiteau $115,000 TA Contract

Hubbardston Select Board voted unanimously to offer town administrator candidate Matthew Boiteau a $115,000 contract.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 19

Government · Council on Aging

Lions Club to take over Horribles Parade

The Hubbardston Council on Aging agreed to let the Lions Club host this year's Horribles Parade at the Senior Center, ending Chair Florence Pervier's roughly 50-year run organizing the event.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 15

Government · Finance Committee

Finance panel backs plan to close budget gap

The Hubbardston Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend closing a $274,500 fiscal year 2027 budget deficit using free cash and stabilization funds instead of an override.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board votes to negotiate with Boiteau

The Hubbardston Select Board voted unanimously to begin contract negotiations with Matthew Boiteau for town administrator, passing over fellow finalist James Ryan. Board members cited Boiteau's military service and his negotiating experience at the post office as factors in the decision.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Board of Health

Health Board Approves Septic Repair, Two Food Permits

Hubbardston's Board of Health approved a septic repair plan and two Halloween-weekend food permits while a resident pressed the board over an unanswered vaccine-clinic records request.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Cultural Council

Cultural Council reviews 2026 grant payments, gaps

The Hubbardston Cultural Council outlined a $9,904 pool for its 2027 grant cycle, boosted by three canceled 2026 events rolling their funding forward.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board interviews two town administrator finalists

Hubbardston's Select Board interviewed two finalists for town administrator but made no decision.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 7

Government · Conservation

Conservation Delays Lombard Road Hearing to Nov. 10

Hubbardston's Conservation Commission continued a Lombard Road home-construction hearing to Nov. 10 after neighbors said they missed the meeting's start time, and set an Oct. 13 site visit.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board pulls private road plowing from warrant

Hubbardston Select Board pulls Plum Tree Lane plowing from its fall warrant after an impasse over a private road.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Library

Library Trustees Approve $1,000 for Renovation Touch-Ups

Hubbardston library trustees approve $1,000 for renovation touch-ups while racing a grant deadline.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 1