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Bellingham Select Board Elects Hennessy Chair, Awards $572,000 Standpipe Contract

BELLINGHAM — June 15, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board reorganized Monday, electing Michael Hennessy chair unanimously and Donald Martinez vice chair by a three-to-two vote. The board then worked through a full agenda, awarding a $572,000 contract to RJ Forbes Painting Incorporated of Attleboro for Chestnut Street Standpipe Rehabilitation

Bellingham Planning Board approves 40 Grove Street backlot special permit 4-0

BELLINGHAM — June 12, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board reorganized its leadership and approved a backlot subdivision special permit for 40 Grove Street at its June 12 meeting. The board elected Marty Walsh as chair by a 3-to-1 vote with one abstention, then unanimously appointed Phil Devine as vice chair

Bellingham Conservation Commission Splits on Vernal Pool Buffer Waiver for Blackstone Street Road

BELLINGHAM — June 12, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission advanced a major subdivision road improvement project June 12 but split 3-2 against a key buffer zone waiver, forcing a redesign. The commission voted on four bylaw waivers requested by Wall Street Development Corp for improvements to Blackstone Street, a pre-existing

Bellingham Board of Health funds well tests near failing septic system

BELLINGHAM — June 12, 2026 — Bellingham Board of Health approves well testing and hears fraud conviction in septage case. The board voted unanimously at its May 19 meeting to spend up to $1,000 from the professional services budget to test wells at two properties connected to a failing septic system

Bellingham Planning Board seats Walsh as chair, approves 40 Grove Street backlot permit

BELLINGHAM — June 11, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board reorganizes, seats new chair, and approves a contested backlot subdivision special permit. The five-member board elected Marty Walsh as chair on a 3-1 vote Thursday, with member Steven dissenting on grounds that a seniority-based rotation should have given him the

Bellingham Conservation Commission Splits on Blackstone Street Road Waiver, Advances Seven Home Filings

BELLINGHAM — June 10, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission denied a key wetland buffer waiver for a Blackstone Street road improvement project and revoked an enforcement order against a local restaurant at its June 10 meeting. The commission voted 3-2 to deny Waiver Request 2 filed by Wall Street Development, which

Bellingham Select Board honors 19-year member, picks senior center parking design

BELLINGHAM — June 8, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board marks the retirement of 19-year member Anne Odebashian and votes on parking, housing, and cemetery business. The board declared June 1, 2026, "Anne Odebashian Day," presenting a proclamation signed by Chair Michael R. Packer and members Jennifer Altamonte, Dawn Martinez,

Bellingham Select Board Votes to Honor Odebashen, Expand Senior Center Parking

BELLINGHAM — June 1, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board honors retiring 19-year member Ann Odebashen and votes on senior center parking, affordable housing, and a defense-firm permit waiver. The board unanimously approved a concept one parking expansion design for the senior center — adding 44 spaces using a $25,000 congressional

Bellingham Planning Board Denies Blackstone Street Development Plan 4-0

BELLINGHAM — May 29, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board votes 4-0 to deny the Blackstone Street improvement development and stormwater management permit. Town Planner Rachel, presenting a draft denial dated May 27, 2026, told the board that a special permit is discretionary and that the applicant had never formally sought waivers

Bellingham Planning Board votes 4-0 to deny Blackstone Street special permit

BELLINGHAM — May 28, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board denies Blackstone Street special permit 4-0 in member's final meeting. The board voted four to zero, with Member Liz abstaining after missing two related meetings, to deny the Blackstone Street improvement and stormwater management special permit application, adopting a written

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