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Tewksbury Select Board clears open meeting law complaint, orders compliance policy

TEWKSBURY -- May 4, 2026, Tewksbury Select Board finds no open meeting law violations but acknowledges missed deadline, pledges new policy. Town Counsel Attorney Feeley read a two-page draft response Monday to a citizen

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves new licenses, reorganizes committee seats, moves forward on housing compliance.

Tewksbury Select Board approves two new business licenses, advances housing compliance work. Chair Eric Ryder and the five-member board unanimously licensed Boston Qahwah coffee shop at 1555 Main Street and Main Street Sports Grille entertainment license at 1268 Main Street. Town Manager John

Townbrief news summary · Apr 21

Government · Select Board

Tewksbury Select Board Advances MBTA Compliance Plan, Sends Trail Article to Town Meeting

TEWKSBURY -- April 21, 2026, Tewksbury Select Board advances MBTA Communities Act compliance plan and sends $30,000 boardwalk warrant to Town Meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to forward a Community Preservation Act appropriation

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board shifts leadership, sends hospital safety demand letter to state.

Tewksbury Select Board reorganizes with internal divisions, unanimously opposes state hospital security policy. Eric Ryder was elected Chair, 3-2, with Vice Chair Mark Kratman and Clerk John Lombardo facing similar splits. The Board sent an urgent demand letter to the Massachusetts Department of

Townbrief news summary · Apr 14

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board and School Committee authorize MSBA statement of interest for Dewing Elementary

Tewksbury Select Board and School Committee authorize MSBA statement of interest for Dewing Elementary. Both bodies voted unanimously April 1 to empower Superintendent Brenda Theriault-Regan and Town Manager John Curran to submit the application, prioritizing major systems replacement and obsolete

Townbrief news summary · Apr 1

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 1

Government · Select Board

Select Board, Planning Board defer MBTA compliance decision pending more data.

Select Board and Planning Board defer MBTA Communities Act decision, pending state guidance. The Commonwealth filed a compliance complaint against Tewksbury for failing to accommodate 1,214 affordable housing units, risking appointment of a state-imposed special master if the town does not submit

Townbrief news summary · Mar 25

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board backs school modernization plan, renames Town Hall

Tewksbury Select Board advances $205 million school modernization plan toward 2030 town vote. JCJ Architecture Principal Doug Roberts presented the School Facilities Study Committee's findings, noting that Heath Brook Elementary (built 1957) and Dewing Elementary require the most renovation. The

Townbrief news summary · Mar 23