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Study Committee includes historic burial ground in district boundary

Study Committee adds colonial cemetery to historic district plan. The Local Historic District Study Committee voted unanimously March 11 to include the Dole Pasture Burial Grounds as a non-contiguous parcel within the proposed Lower Green historic district, following testimony from Bill Plummer,

Lundgren Library Trustees Warn Level Funding Would Cost Full State Aid

Newbury's Lundgren Library trustees heard a warning that level funding for the next fiscal year could strip the library of full state aid status.

Newbury Capital Planning Committee cancels $30,000 IT software project for fiscal 2027

Newbury Capital Planning Committee cancels a $30,000 IT software project and begins scoring 72 pages of departmental capital requests.

Newbury finance panel faces $250,000 FY2027 budget gap

Newbury faces deepest budget crisis in 15 years for FY2027. Town Administrator Tracy reported a $250,000 operating gap driven by slowing residential growth ($70,000 annually versus historical $250,000-500,000), with major cost pressures from SAFER grant expiration ($115,000), lease cost absorption

Newbury Finance Committee Confronts $250,000 Budget Gap, Eyes Free Cash Draw

Newbury Finance Committee grapples with a $250,000 structural budget gap heading into town meeting.