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Select Board appoints police lieutenant, backs $485,000 grant for Harrison Avenue infrastructure and food pantry.

Monson Select Board unanimously appoints Adam Szymanski to police lieutenant and authorizes $485,000 federal grant. The Community Development Block Grant will fund engineering design of Harrison Avenue infrastructure improvements and operational support for the Monson Community Cupboard food

Select Board defers police lieutenant appointment after final interviews.

Select Board defers police lieutenant appointment after interviews. The board heard from Sergeant Adam Szymanski and Sergeant Jane Bailey, the two finalists from an outside consultant's four-phase evaluation process, but Peter Warren, Patricia A. Oney, and John R. Morrell split on timing: Warren

School Committee reviews FY 2027 budget reduction exercise framework

Monson School Committee outlines three-tier budget-reduction framework for fiscal 2027. Chair Alison Morgan and the Committee reviewed the Superintendent's preliminary reduction exercise in response to the Town Administrator's 7.5 percent budget-cut request, identifying a structural inequity: the

Planning Board approves accessory dwelling unit on Stafford Road

Planning Board unanimously approves 800-square-foot accessory dwelling unit above garage at 257 Stafford Road for Jeffrey and Melissa Maurice. The one-bedroom unit, proposed under Section 6.7 of the Zoning Bylaws in the Rural Residential district, requires compliance with Board of Health

Monson Select Board approves three-year IBPO police contract

Monson Select Board unanimously approves three-year IBPO contract with $750 lump sum and raises. The agreement, ratified by the union on March 13, covers July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 and gives each officer a one-time $750 payment. Town Administrator Jennifer L. Wolowicz said the annual pay