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SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD - At its last meeting, the David Prouty High School Building Committee had the center court logo...
07/08/2025

SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD - At its last meeting, the David Prouty High School Building Committee had the center court logo as well as a bell, time capsule and commemorative bricks as topics of discussion. But first, members approved invoices totaling $3.1 million, with most of that to Fontaine Brothers ($2.8 million) and Jones Whitsett Architects ($88,444). Rather than pay approximately $6,000 to buy a 20-foot storage trailer for use by facilities and custodial staff, member Mark Carpentier said his neighbor had one bought and delivered for half that price....

SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD – At its last meeting, the David Prouty High School Building Committee had the center court logo as well as a bell, time capsule and commemorative bricks as topics of…

SPENCER - At its most recent meeting, the Board of Selectmen approved $28,300 for testing and reports associated with ba...
07/01/2025

SPENCER - At its most recent meeting, the Board of Selectmen approved $28,300 for testing and reports associated with battery waste someone disposed of on town property. Gary Magnuson of CMG Environmental Engineering noted that fencing was up around 10 Meadow Road where the dumping took place and was brought to his attention approximately one and a half years ago....

SPENCER – At its most recent meeting, the Board of Selectmen approved $28,300 for testing and reports associated with battery waste someone disposed of on town property. Gary Magnuson of CMG…

SPENCER - Selectman on June 24 agreed to join the Central Mass. Regional Emergency Communication Center (formerly Rutlan...
06/26/2025

SPENCER - Selectman on June 24 agreed to join the Central Mass. Regional Emergency Communication Center (formerly Rutland RECC). The decision was made following results from a feasibility study, which explored the possibility of Spencer and neighboring towns establishing a new center. Ultimately, joining an existing center was one of three options and became the chiefs’ recommendation....

SPENCER – Selectman on June 24 agreed to join the Central Mass. Regional Emergency Communication Center (formerly Rutland RECC). The decision was made following results from a feasibility st…

SPENCER - Selectmen on June 16 outlined what emergency medical services they wanted in Spencer during a workshop in adva...
06/19/2025

SPENCER - Selectmen on June 16 outlined what emergency medical services they wanted in Spencer during a workshop in advance of sending out request for proposals (RFTPs) in a few months. The board recently approved a one-year contract for Spencer Rescue Squad totaling $325,000, or $100,000 more than the previous contract. The nonprofit has run the services for 66 years. One of the requests on the recent failed Proposition 2 ½ override would have funded the Spencer Rescue Squad at $100,000 above its existing price for year one and then an additional $25,000 in each of years two and three....

SPENCER – Selectmen on June 16 outlined what emergency medical services they wanted in Spencer during a workshop in advance of sending out request for proposals (RFTPs) in a few months. The …

SPENCER - A proposed agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) to put four-way stop sign contr...
06/19/2025

SPENCER - A proposed agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) to put four-way stop sign control on Meadow Road at Pleasant Street sparked debate at a recent Board of Selectmen’s meeting. Superintendent of Utilities & Facilities Pete Boria explained that Mass DOT funded and hired an engineering firm to do an analysis of the area and come up with an improvement plan....

SPENCER – A proposed agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) to put four-way stop sign control on Meadow Road at Pleasant Street sparked debate at a recent Board …

SPENCER - During a June 5 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, members voted to approve a one-year extension contract for the S...
06/19/2025

SPENCER - During a June 5 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, members voted to approve a one-year extension contract for the Spencer Rescue Squad at $325,000. Following the failure of a Proposition 2 ½ override request, the future of the Spencer Rescue Squad was put into question. The request called for a $100,000 increase in year one (up to $325,000) and $25,000 increases in years two and three....

SPENCER – During a June 5 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, members voted to approve a one-year extension contract for the Spencer Rescue Squad at $325,000. Following the failure of a Propositio…

SPENCER - Should Spencer have a town common and if so, where should it be located? During the May 27 Board of Selectmen’...
05/30/2025

SPENCER - Should Spencer have a town common and if so, where should it be located? During the May 27 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, member Jonathan Viner posed that idea and suggested the front area of the Lake Street School property as a possible site. Viner said he is interested in pursuing the topic now because the town has plans to demolish the former school....

SPENCER – Should Spencer have a town common and if so, where should it be located? During the May 27 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, member Jonathan Viner posed that idea and suggested the fro…

Selectmen hear from Cataldo Ambulance, Spencer Rescue Squad about EMS services
05/30/2025

Selectmen hear from Cataldo Ambulance, Spencer Rescue Squad about EMS services

SPENCER – Representatives from Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc. as well as the Spencer Rescue Squad spoke at the May 27 Board of Selectmen’s meeting about providing emergency medical services …

SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD - A suggested fix of a pole vault fence damaged by high winds and the possible rental or purchas...
05/25/2025

SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD - A suggested fix of a pole vault fence damaged by high winds and the possible rental or purchase of a temporary trailer for storage were among the topics of longer discussions at the May 22 meeting of the David Prouty High School Building Committee. Committee members also heard updates on the project and considered options for temporary parking....

SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD – A suggested fix of a pole vault fence damaged by high winds and the possible rental or purchase of a temporary trailer for storage were among the topics of longer d…

SPENCER - The recent failure of the Proposition 2 ½ override means the fire department will likely lose its career perso...
05/23/2025

SPENCER - The recent failure of the Proposition 2 ½ override means the fire department will likely lose its career personnel and night coverage, go back to either an 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. schedule on weekdays or 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, according to Fire Chief Robert Parsons. Parsons discussed the impact to his department at a Board of Selectmen’s meeting on May 21....

SPENCER – The recent failure of the Proposition 2 ½ override means the fire department will likely lose its career personnel and night coverage, go back to either an 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. schedul…

SPENCER - The future of the Spencer Rescue Squad was the main topic of discussion at the May 22 Board of Selectmen’s mee...
05/22/2025

SPENCER - The future of the Spencer Rescue Squad was the main topic of discussion at the May 22 Board of Selectmen’s meeting. One of the items on the failed Proposition 2 ½ override request was $150,000 over three years to pay for the non-profit organization’s contract for three years with increases. Pat George, president of the Spencer Rescue Squad, noted that the organization has served the town since 1959....

SPENCER – The future of the Spencer Rescue Squad was the main topic of discussion at the May 22 Board of Selectmen’s meeting. One of the items on the failed Proposition 2 ½ override request …

Proposition 2 ½ override questions fail; Woodbury, Viner elected selectmen
05/15/2025

Proposition 2 ½ override questions fail; Woodbury, Viner elected selectmen

SPENCER – Two Proposition 2 ½ override questions on the May 13 election ballot failed and the Board of Selectmen will have a new member, according to preliminary results posted by the town c…

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