West Boylston brief: Saturday, October 24, 2026

West Boylston Town Meeting approved borrowing $15.9 million for Middle High School renovation

Archived edition, published Saturday, October 24, 2026. See today's West Boylston page.

West Boylston Town Meeting approved borrowing $15.9 million for Middle High School renovation.

Planning Board sets Nov. 12 Gatesbrook hearing. West Boylston's Planning Board accepted a special permit application for the Gatesbrook Place development on Route 12 and scheduled a November 12 public hearing on the proposed 60-unit apartment and retail project, which includes a relocated daycare and workforce housing units.West Boylston News
Board overturns inspector, orders hedge to grow. West Boylston's Zoning Board of Appeals heard an administrative appeal from Ashley Quist challenging the Building Inspector's refusal to enforce a six-foot hedge-height condition at Reservoir Garage on Worcester Street, after she said the hedge had shrunk to as low as 4 feet 2 inches.West Boylston News
Town Meeting OKs $15.9M school renovation borrowing. West Boylston's fall Town Meeting approved borrowing for a Middle High School renovation that depends on a pending Massachusetts School Building Authority grant, as officials warned the town faces $163.5 million in other capital needs for a new DPW building, fire station and cemetery expansion.West Boylston News