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.
Dave Watkins
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 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.
Newbury Planning Board advances four zoning amendments to annual town meeting warrant
Newbury Planning Board unanimously advances four zoning warrant articles and approves Sunset Club site plan 4-1.
Newbury Select Board tables Plum Island easement vote after property owners push back
Newbury Select Board hears challenge to Plum Island beach easements, defers any vote.
Newbury Conservation Commission Grants Continuances to All Four Active Wetland Hearings
Newbury Conservation Commission continued all four active wetland permit hearings to April 7 at a 17-minute remote meeting March 3.
Newbury Capital Planning Committee defers software upgrade, flags multiple building conflicts
Newbury's Capital Planning Committee deferred a $30,000 financial software replacement and shelved two Fire Department IT projects pending a building decision at 3 Morgan Avenue.
Newbury ZBA Approves Two Plum Island Special Permits, Adopts Minor Modification Format
Newbury's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved special permits for two Plum Island properties and adopted a new certificate format for minor modifications at its February 19 meeting. Chair Eric P.
Newbury Planning Board Delays Central Street Subdivision Vote, Cites Drainage and Traffic
Newbury Planning Board continues Central Street subdivision hearing over traffic and drainage concerns.
Newbury Planning Board sets March 4 Zoom hearing on zoning bylaw amendments
Newbury Planning Board schedules March 4 Zoom hearing on proposed zoning bylaw amendments. Meeting via Zoom on the evening of March 4, 2026, at 7 p.m., the board will hold a required public hearing on zoning bylaw changes referred by the Select Board ahead of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting.