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Tewksbury Select Board Demands State Reverse Hospital Security Tool Ban

TEWKSBURY — April 14, 2026 — Tewksbury Select Board reorganized leadership and unanimously demanded the state reverse a policy stripping Tewksbury State Hospital security officers of less-lethal tools. Eric Ryder was elected chair in a contested 3-2 vote, with Mark Kratman named vice chair by the same margin and John

Tewksbury Conservation Commission Continues Livingston Street Road Project, Ratifies Six Emergency Certifications

Tewksbury Conservation Commission ratifies six emergency certifications and continues a multimodal Livingston Street road project to its April 22 meeting. The commission, chaired by Daniel Ronan and meeting with all four members present, voted unanimously on every item at its April 8 session.

Tewksbury Conservation Commission continues Livingston Street road project, approves Ellis Avenue home

TEWKSBURY — April 8, 2026 — Tewksbury Conservation Commission advances Livingston Street multimodal project but delays final vote pending DEP review. The commission voted unanimously to reopen and continue the public hearing on a notice of intent filed for the town DPW's Livingston Street improvements project — a corridor redesign from

Tewksbury Boards Vote 5-0 to File State School Building Grant Application for Dewing Elementary

TEWKSBURY — April 1, 2026 — Tewksbury's Select Board and School Committee each voted 5-0 to pursue a state school building grant for Dewing Elementary School. At a joint session April 1 at Tewksbury Memorial High School, both boards authorized Superintendent Brenda Theriault-Regan and Town Manager John Curran

Finance Committee Reviews Full Warrant, Opposes Shawsheen Tech Funding Article

TEWKSBURY — March 30, 2026 — Tewksbury Finance Committee reviews full annual warrant and goes on record against a $405,000 Shawsheen Valley Technical High School petitioner's article. Town Manager John walked the seven-member committee through more than 20 warrant articles Monday, including a $2.5 million capital appropriation

Tewksbury Boards Agree to Pursue MBTA Compliance District at Lodge, Clark Road

TEWKSBURY — March 25, 2026 — Tewksbury's Select Board and Planning Board reached a working consensus to pursue MBTA Communities Act compliance using the Ames Pond Lodge property and a Clark Road parcel as a two-part zoning district. The joint session Wednesday followed an executive session with legal counsel

Tewksbury Select Board Renames Town Hall, Backs $205 Million School Plan

TEWKSBURY — March 23, 2026 — Tewksbury Select Board unanimously renamed Town Hall and advanced a $205 million school facilities plan at its March 23 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to rename the 1919 building the Tewksbury Memorial Town Hall at the request of Town Historian Nancy Reed, who documented the

Tewksbury Planning Board backs modular homes, half-acre zoning in NMCOG housing response

TEWKSBURY — March 23, 2026 — Tewksbury Planning Board pushes back on regional housing production goals, backs zoning and modular strategy instead. At the March 23 meeting, member Jonathan Ciampa presented NMCOG's "At Home in Greater Lowell" plan, which calls for 9,800 to 17,800 new regional

Tewksbury Board of Health Files Brief in Battery Storage Siting Proceeding

TEWKSBURY — March 19, 2026 — Tewksbury Board of Health votes unanimously to file post-hearing brief in contested battery storage facility proceeding. The board voted 5-0 Thursday evening to authorize submission of its intervenor brief to the Energy Facilities Siting Board in the matter of Hillman Energy Center, LLC v.

Tewksbury Conservation Commission Continues 1325 Main Street Residential Redevelopment Hearing

Tewksbury's Conservation Commission continued two wetland permit cases and approved two others at its March 18 meeting.

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