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Members: Eric Ryder (Chair), Mark Kratman (Vice Chair), John Lombardo (Clerk), James F Mackey III (Member), Richard Russo, Jr. (Member)

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

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

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

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

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