Berlin Cultural Council reorganizes, adds outreach roles, updates grant rules. The council voted unanimously to keep Chris Christensen Jr. as chair, with Valerie Clemente Crane continuing as treasurer, M.J.
The Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee approved a revised building use fee structure for 2026-27 despite objections it could burden youth sports and PTOs. Superintendent Brent Conway said fees are "seen as covering existing expenses such as utilities" tied to new custodial union costs.
Berlin's Conservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend an applicant, identified only as Michael, to fill a vacant seat on the five-member board.
The Berlin Cemetery Commission approved July minutes and $607.94 in monthly bills during a brief Aug. 18 meeting. Chairman Barry Eager and member Brenna Ewing conducted business without Clerk Robert H. Guild Jr., who also serves as cemetery superintendent and was out for a medical appointment.
Berlin Board of Health picks a $26,000 contractor to shotcrete an eroding landfill wall, over one member's doubts.
Ten property deeds were recorded in Berlin from July 17 to Aug. 15. Only two had a sale price recorded: $117,250 for 27 Auburn Ridge Road and $599,000 for a Berlin property without a listed street address, producing a median of $358,125 across the recorded sales. The remaining eight transactions,
The Berlin Historical Commission pressed for changes to a draft collection-management policy and raised concerns about being sidelined on a stalled house preservation project.
The Berlin Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-0 to grant a third continuance of a Three Gates Pond Road special permit hearing after abutter notices again went out improperly.
Berlin Energy Committee advanced an $8,000 library lighting retrofit while shelving a school energy grant for a second season. Chair Tim Wysocki and member Amy S. Grenier approved four months of backlogged minutes 2-0, the meeting's only formal vote.
The Berlin Agricultural Commission voted to seek repair estimates for a leaking plumbing tank in the garden shed and approved small reimbursements.