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Berlin Select Board Approves Six Appointments and Playground Contract at June Meeting

Berlin Select Board approves six appointments, playground contract, and fire union deal in busy June session.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 15

Government · Select Board

Berlin Select Board approves $8,800 building inspector payroll transfer at June meeting

BERLIN -- June 1, 2026, Berlin Select Board approves $8,800 payroll transfer and updates public comment policy. The two-member board, Peg Stone and a member identified as McDonald, voted unanimously on all items

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Select Board

Berlin Select Board Appoints Temporary Town Clerk After Elected Clerk Declines Seat

Berlin Select Board declares town clerk seat vacant after elected clerk declines to serve.

Townbrief reporting · May 22

Government · Select Board

Berlin Select Board Ratifies First Highway Union Contracts, Approves Three New Positions

Berlin Select Board ratifies first-ever Highway Department union contracts and clears three new positions for hiring.

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves regional building inspector pact

Berlin Select Board approved a regional building inspection deal and a historical storage agreement with a 90-day check-in.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves renewed Charter cable license

Berlin's Select Board approved a renewed cable license with Spectrum/Charter, raising the company's town payment to the legal cap of 5 percent of gross revenues. The board closed a required public hearing with no public comment, then voted unanimously to execute the license effective May 5, 2026.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Berlin Previews Warrant Ahead of Town Meeting

Berlin's Select Board previewed the warrant ahead of the May 4 Town Meeting. The board walked residents through 27 articles with no votes taken, including a $162,000 gap between the Finance Committee and the Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee over the school budget.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 23

Government · Select Board

Berlin Select Board Formally Transfers Powder House Hill to Conservation Commission

BERLIN -- April 13, 2026, Berlin Select Board completes a three-year-old property transfer and enters executive session on highway union negotiations. The board unanimously approved the formal transfer of care, custody, and control

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Berlin Select Board Endorses $9.9 Million Tahanto School Budget for Annual Town Meeting

Berlin Select Board backs $9.9 million Tahanto school budget over Finance Committee's lower figure.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 30

Government · Select Board

Select Board Votes 2-1 To Expand COA Hours

Berlin's Select Board voted 2-1 to expand Council on Aging hours despite data concerns. The board set full-time director wages at $65,000 and part-time van-driver wages at $20,000, raising the director's hours to roughly 32 a week, short of the 36 hours town meeting had funded.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 16