Newbury HR Board addresses police, library staffing vacancies. The Human Resources Board discussed two open Police Patrolman positions and a vacant Library Director role, with library interviews scheduled for mid-July. Board member Patty Fisher outlined plans to move Sergeants to field assignments
Newbury Planning Board approves partial security release for subdivision, advances housing initiatives. The Board unanimously released $19,150 from the Cypress Hollow Subdivision account at 100 High Road, leaving $19,412 remaining. The Board also heard a presentation on 40Y Starter Home Zoning from
Open Space Committee adds water quality focus to draft open space plan. The committee, meeting June 17 via Zoom, live-edited the draft Action Plan and added Objective 3.6 to study water quality in Newbury's waterways and enhance water-based recreation. Chair Bill Hoffman, Clerk Mike Carbone,
Newbury Library Board supports baseball league beer license. The Trustees unanimously approved May meeting minutes and received facility updates from Assistant Director Katherine Szuplat: the first of three heat pump replacements is installed pending performance checks; the Children's Summer
Historical Commission hears arguments on preserving former Town Hall at 25 High Rd. About 22 residents testified at a public hearing on the Select Board's demolition application. Supporters of a 90-day preservation delay cited the building's historical significance to the Upper Green; opponents
Newbury Select Board formally accepts Plum Island beach easements after 17-year gap. The board voted 4-1, with Geoffrey Walker abstaining, to complete a 2009 commitment to the Division of Fish and Wildlife for shorebird-monitoring easements. Vice Chair Alicia Greco noted the town had placed dredged
The Council on Aging addresses membership losses while planning elder law programming. Chair Damon Jespersen reported that three council members will not continue with the board, with the Select Board to approve a replacement at its next meeting. The council tabled discussion of offering its
Planning Board closes out 84 Boston Road site plan review. Vice Chair Peter Paicos led the June 3 virtual meeting in the absence of Chair Woody Knight, with Lawrence Murphy, Scott Kinter, and Stephen Mangion voting unanimously to approve completion of the Site Plan Review for K&R Construction
Newbury Conservation Commission approves conditions on four development projects. At its June 2 meeting, the board issued Orders of Conditions for four DEP applications including an MBTA housing development at 34 Central Street (approved 5-0), a home-and-dock replacement at 54 Cottage Road (7-0),
Open Space Committee reviews and refines action plan with state priorities. The committee met via Zoom on June 2 to approve prior meeting minutes and discuss revisions to its action plan, ensuring survey results, committee priorities, and State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP)
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