Sherborn Select Board unanimously approved grants for fire safety and correspondence supporting regional water infrastructure. The board accepted $9,364.12 from the Department of Fire Services for firefighting equipment including structural nozzles, breathing apparatus masks, and an accountability
SHERBORN -- May 28, 2026, Sherborn Select Board begins formal review of transfer station policies, finding the town pays roughly 34 to 48 percent more per household for solid waste disposal than peer communities. Working
North Sherborn Water District Commission discussed engineering review and startup funding framework. The newly formed commission discussed hiring an independent engineering consultant to review project designs and oversee construction operations, with commissioners noting that third-party oversight
Advisory Committee convenes in joint session with Select Board for closed litigation meeting. The Sherborn committee met on May 22 with five of eight members present; all procedural votes passed unanimously by roll call. Chair Stephen Bonder presided over the meeting, which recessed into executive
Sherborn Conservation Commission approved septic testing in a wetland buffer zone. Acting Chair Jacob Strauss and the commission voted 5-0 to allow soil testing at 155 Maple Street within the 100-foot wetland buffer for a failed septic system upgrade, with conditions including area restoration and
Sherborn Elder Housing Committee approves donation of Red Bud tree for Woodhaven. Only three of six committee members attended the May 21 meeting, unanimously approving resident Bonnie Chick's tree donation from Weston Nurseries, and Treasurer Theresa Burns reported expenses through May 14 of
Sherborn groundwater committee flagged first-ever private well with excess nitrate. The Groundwater Protection Committee approved prior minutes and discussed water-quality concerns, including a homeowner's well testing just above the state maximum contaminant limit of 10 ppm nitrate, the first
The Sherborn Cemetery Commission voted unanimously to renew its grounds maintenance contract with Big Tree and established new service fee structures. Members Chuckie Blaney, Gene Ham, Robert D'Eramo, and Associate Member George Fiske approved the renewal and requested the current 2025-2026
Sherborn Board of Health approved four bedrock disruption permits on Farm Road despite resident opposition. Vice Chair Steven Constantine and Co-Chair Julie Dreyfus voted in favor each time, with member Bose Kochupurakkal abstaining in the 2-1 votes, over concerns about potential impacts to private
SHERBORN -- May 20, 2026, Sherborn Board of Health approves four Farm Road bedrock disruption permits over abutter objections, with new member abstaining. The board voted 2-0-1 on both motions, Chair Julie Dreyfus