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This Week in West Boylston: Jun 15 - Jun 21
2 stories from West Boylston News this week.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 15, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 2026
Three West Boylston obituaries appear this week: Loughlin, Joan J. (Duggan); Robinson, Beth M. (Maino); and Beauregard, Sharyn A. (Murphy). Joan J. (Duggan) Loughlin, 94, a longtime West Boylston resident whose Mass of Christian Burial was held June 22 at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Wes…
Sports
West Boylston sports roundup, June 15 to June 21
West Boylston Little League's 2026 regular season is in the books, with the Phillies winning the Majors championship and the Orioles taking the AAA title. The league's 12U and 10U All-Star teams are gearing up for district tournament play opening the week of June 24, with the 12U squad …
Government · Select Board
Select Board leans toward bonding sewer repairs
West Boylston's Select Board leaned toward bonding roughly $1.25 million to fix aging sewer infrastructure, including 131 town-maintained grinder pumps.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board reorganizes, approves two lot-line ANRs
West Boylston's Planning Board reorganized its leadership and endorsed two routine lot-line changes.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health Delays Vote on Chicken-Keeping Rules
West Boylston's Board of Health postponed its leadership shake-up and shelved a chicken-coop rules vote.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Presses Humboldt Masters on Unpaid Fees
West Boylston's Select Board reorganized and then pressed a cannabis company over five years of unpaid host fees. The board elected Vanessa Kuzmanovski chair, Michael T. Connors clerk and David Ashwell vice chair, seating Connors as a new member.
Government · Town Meeting
Town Meeting Approves $32.8 Million FY27 Budget
West Boylston Town Meeting approved a $32.8 million fiscal 2027 budget and more than a dozen other warrant articles. The omnibus budget, approved unanimously under Article 11, includes $15,049,914 for schools, $9,814,655 for municipal operations and debt, and $7,960,000 for employee benefits.
Government · Planning Board
Board approves Hosmer Street land split
The West Boylston Planning Board unanimously approved an ANR plan splitting land at 51 and 55 Hosmer Street.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health Holds Off on Chicken Coop Rules
West Boylston's Board of Health held off on voting for new backyard chicken rules, sending the draft to the Agricultural Commission first.