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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 School Committee names Dr. Nancy Milligan as next superintendent

TEWKSBURY — March 18, 2026 — Tewksbury School Committee unanimously names Assistant Superintendent Dr. Nancy Milligan as the district's next superintendent and votes to make Good Friday a school day. The 5-0 vote at the March 18 meeting moved contract negotiations with Milligan forward, with ratification expected at the

Tewksbury Conservation Commission Continues Disputed Compliance Request, Approves Amended Wetland Order

TEWKSBURY — March 18, 2026 — Tewksbury Conservation Commission continues disputed certificate of compliance request and advances mixed-use development review. The commission voted unanimously to continue the Certificate of Compliance request from Kazanjian Enterprises, Inc., for 2512 Main Street to its April 8 meeting after members determined the applicant's

Tewksbury Finance Committee Questions Shawsheen Tech Budget Controls, Feasibility Study

TEWKSBURY — March 16, 2026 — Tewksbury Finance Committee presses Shawsheen Valley Tech over budget mismanagement as FY27 school reviews begin. The committee reviewed a $44,338,798 Shawsheen Valley Technical High School budget for FY27 — up 6.09 percent when a transportation accounting correction is factored in — alongside a Tewksbury Public