Government · Planning Board
Board advances zoning rewrite, takes no votes
Berlin Planning Board advanced a zoning bylaw overhaul without taking any substantive votes.
Government · Council on Aging
COA Approves $2,500 for Office Computer Upgrade
The Berlin Council on Aging approved up to $2,500 for new office computer equipment and canceled its November meeting, combining it with a December session.
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Government · Board of Assessors
Assessors Vote 3-0 to Rehire Tax Assessor
Berlin's Board of Assessors voted unanimously to rehire Linda Berisha as full-time tax assessor despite a resident's objection. Chair Kevin Pond, member Roger Bradley and board member Jennifer Pike voted 3-0 to end Berisha's consultant status and reinstate her full time.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Panel Plans $100,000 Accessible Trail Bid
Berlin's Conservation Commission moved toward a $100,000 Community Preservation Act request for an accessible trail at Lyman Road. The commission appointed member Adrian AJ Moses Jr. to the town's Community Preservation Committee through June 2028, approved unanimously by voice vote.
Government · Town Meeting
Berlin Votes $227,000 From Reserves, Not Taxes
Berlin special town meeting voters shifted a $227,000 mid-year budget fix from property taxes to the town's General Stabilization Fund after competing floor amendments.
Sports
Berlin High School Marks Senior Nights Across Fall Sports
Berlin High School's fall sports season is winding through its senior night schedule, with cross country, girls soccer and field hockey athletes honored this week and boys varsity soccer's senior night set for Oct. 30, per the student liaison's report at the Oct. 13 Berlin-Boylston Regional School…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
Two Berlin, Massachusetts obituary notices were published this week: Coute, Paul Cabral, 79, who died Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and Pagliuca, Edward Jude, who died Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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