Tom Specht News Today

PHILLIPSTON — At its meeting on Wednesday, April 20, Phillipston’s Selectboard put its final stamp of approval on the warrant for the May 4 Annual Town Meeting. Voters will be faced with a total of 30 articles, including a request to borrow $360,000...

PHILLIPSTON — At their meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 23, members of Phillipston’s Selectboard considered several options for dealing with a problem with the town’s ambulance that recently came to light. Board Chair Bernie Malouin said Fire Chief Jeff...

PHILLIPSTON — At present, Auburn and Clinton are the only municipalities in central Massachusetts with a dual tax rate — that is, one rate for residential and personal property, and another for commercial property. One Phillipston resident is...

PHILLIPSTON — Highway Department Superintendent Rick Tenney last week pitched Phillipston’s Selectboard on the purchase of some equipment he says will save the town a significant amount of cash when it comes to sand and salt needed for winter road...

ATHOL — Damon Schmidt, who has been working for three years to get a retail marijuana business off the ground in Phillipston, met with the town’s Selectboard on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to seek an extension on the host community agreement signed on June...

PHILLIPSTON — Phillipston Highway Department Director Rick Tenney asked the Selectboard at its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 29, whether it would be possible to bring a new bylaw proposal before Phillipston voters at the 2022 Annual Town Meeting...

Committee to weigh future disposition of Phillipston elementary school and students Phillipston Memorial School in Phillipston. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Published: 12/20/2020 2:49:13 PM Modified: 12/20/2020 2:49:11 PM PHILLIPSTON — At a special town meeting earlier this year, Phillipston voters instructed the Selectboard to establish a committee to recommend the best way to meet the educational needs of the town’s elementary school students. The vote came in the wake of the town learning tha...