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Sherborn Advisory Committee Approves $147,000 in Year-End Departmental Budget Transfers

SHERBORN — June 17, 2026 — Sherborn Advisory Committee approves $147,000 in year-end interdepartmental transfers to cover fiscal year 2026 overages across eight departments. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 33B, drawing the funds from the employee benefits appropriation, which held an unexpended balance

Sherborn Board Approves 81 Hunting Lane Bathroom Project With Cesspool Deed Restrictions

SHERBORN — June 17, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health imposes deed restrictions on 81 Hunting Lane cesspool property and defers Silverwood Farm well ruling. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow homeowner Warren Sahlstrom to convert a second-floor bedroom at the 1902 Hunting Lane property into two bathrooms, but only

Sherborn Library Closes Friday in Observance of Juneteenth

Sherborn's Juneteenth library closure headlined an otherwise slow Monday, with the Sherborn Public Library announcing it will be shut Friday, June 19, in observance of the federal holiday — the single concrete new development posted in the coverage window. The library's summer reading p…

This Week in Sherborn: Jun 8 - Jun 14

2 stories from Sherborn News this week.

Five Town Boards Convene This Week as Sherborn's Summer Calendar Fills

Sherborn enters one of its busiest municipal weeks of the summer with no town-hall announcements breaking overnight but five boards — including the Advisory Committee, Capital Budget Committee, and Zoning Board of Appeals — scheduled to convene between Monday and Wednesday, June 15–17. …

Sherborn Releases 2026 Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey Results

Sherborn published results from its 2026 Open Space and Recreation Plan community survey Friday, offering residents a data snapshot that will shape how the town manages conservation and recreational land going forward. The Governance Task Force III also continued its call for public fee…

Sherborn Select Board Adopts Decarbonization Roadmap, Pursues State Climate Leaders Grant Status

SHERBORN — June 11, 2026 — Sherborn Select Board adopts decarbonization roadmap and vehicle policy to pursue elevated state grant status. The board voted four to zero in favor of a Decarbonization Roadmap and three to one in favor of a Zero Emissions Vehicle First Policy at its June 11 meeting, completing

Dover-Sherborn School Committee reorganizes leadership, raises athletics cap and facility fees

Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee reorganizes, approves fee increases to close revenue gap.

Dover Select Board unanimously approves permanent conservation restrictions on 1,100 HALE acres

SHERBORN — June 9, 2026 — Dover Select Board permanently protects 1,100 acres of HALE Education land in unanimous vote. The board voted 3-0 Tuesday to approve two conservation restrictions — one covering 972 acres of HALE's main campus and a second covering 137 adjacent acres near Powisset Farm

Dover-Sherborn Committees Approve Bus Cameras, Staff Contracts, and Updated Student Policies

SHERBORN — June 9, 2026 — Dover-Sherborn joint school committees approve bus cameras, staff contracts, and student policy updates. The Dover, Sherborn, and Dover-Sherborn Regional school committees met jointly June 9 at Dover Middle School, where Superintendent Elizabeth McCoy led the three bodies through a full action agenda that included

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