By Adam Swift The school committee approved a $42,518,153 budget request for the 2026-27 school year at its meeting on Monday night. That figure will now go before the town’s finance commission for review later this month before a vote…
Councilor Dimes holds Precinct 2 town hall
By Adam Swift Precinct 2 Town Councilor Kim Dimes held a special town hall meeting last week where she updated residents on a number of projects in her precinct and across the town. Dimes also addressed questions about the town…
Walsh earns GOP nomination for Massachusetts AG office
Special to the Transcript On Saturday, April 25, Michael Walsh secured the GOP’s nomination for Massachusetts Attorney General, setting up a general election contest this November against incumbent Andrea Campbell. Walsh, an attorney with more than a decade of litigation…
DCR advises the public on fire safety as camping season kicks off
Special to the Journal As camping season gets underway across the state park system, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is urging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent wildfires, as new data shows a continuing trend…
Shirley Street paving to be completed by beginning of summer
By Adam Swift Work on Shirley Street in connection with gas line work done by National Grid last summer should be completed by the beginning of the summer. At last week’s town council meeting, Precinct 3 Councilor Joseph Romano said…
Local leaders visit center to learn about severe flooding threats
Staff Report State legislators visited the New England Produce Center in Chelsea last Friday to learn more about increasingly severe flooding that threatens the food supply for more than nine million people in New England and beyond. The New England…