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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Chesterfield, Massachusetts · Change town
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Government · Select Board

Select Board approves FY25 audit findings and emergency water system grant.

Select Board approves FY25 audit findings and emergency water system grant. The board unanimously approved the Scanlon & Associates Engagement Letter addressing five FY25 audit findings related to investment recording, receipt procedures, and outstanding taxes. Emergency Management Director Larry

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Government · Council on Aging

Council on Aging approves May minutes, reviews summer programs.

The Chesterfield Council on Aging approved prior minutes and reviewed summer operations at its June 29 meeting. Director Jess Humphries reported expanded office hours and recent programs including a Director Lunch drawing 28 to 30 attendees and a Dear Ella Trio performance with approximately 18

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Government · Town Clerk

Town Meeting approves $25,000 transfer for highway truck purchase

Special Town Meeting approves three articles with unanimous support. The town transferred $25,000 from Free Cash to cover the minimum trade-in value on a new F600 highway truck, with plans to recoup additional proceeds by selling the replaced vehicle on Municibid. Voters also rescinded $25,829 in

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Government · Select Board

Select Board approves arbovirus coordinators, cemetery work spending

Select Board unanimously appoints arbovirus coordinators and approves cemetery work. Co-Chair Roger Fuller reported that John Chandler and Kirke Henshaw have volunteered as Arbovirus Coordinators; the board voted to appoint both and directed Staff Contact Brenda Lessard to notify the State. The

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Government · Select Board

Select Board approves wage increases for two town employees.

Select Board approves wage increases for Council on Aging and Highway Department staff. Co-Chair Trish Colson-Montgomery and Clerk Donald Willard voted unanimously to set Financial Manager Diane LaBarge's rate at $23.10 per hour effective July 1, 2026. The board then voted 2-1 to approve Highway

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