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Bellingham Conservation Commission approves $6,500 peer review for contested Blackstone Street project

BELLINGHAM — January 28, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission unanimously approved a revised $6,500 peer review scope for the contentious Blackstone Street road extension project at its January 28 meeting. Chairman Michael O'Herron and Conservation Agent Hannah Chace walked the seven-member board through a tranche of new materials

Bellingham Select Board Approves Bridal Shop License, Opens Town Meeting Warrant Remotely

BELLINGHAM — January 26, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board approves bridal shop one-day license and opens annual town meeting warrant during snowstorm remote session. The board met fully remotely January 26 after a major storm — described by Town Administrator Joe Malerba as the largest in about four years — and voted 4-

Bellingham Planning Board Backs Community Preservation Act Pitch Unanimously

BELLINGHAM — January 22, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board members expressed unanimous support for adopting the Community Preservation Act, a state program that would add a $68 annual surcharge to the average homeowner's tax bill in exchange for a dedicated fund and state matching revenue. Open Space Committee members Chad

Bellingham Planning Board Continues 850-Unit Age-Restricted Housing Hearing to February

BELLINGHAM — January 15, 2026 — Bellingham planners continued an 850-unit age-restricted housing hearing on Payne Street after a night of dense traffic testimony. The Planning Board voted 5-0 to move the 180 Payne Street NECC project hearing to February 12, where the fire chief, police chief, and DPW

Bellingham Conservation Commission Splits on Rail Vegetation Permit, Bars Mechanical Cutting Without NOI

BELLINGHAM — January 14, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission votes 4-1 to bar mechanical vegetation removal along the MBTA rail right-of-way without a full Notice of Intent. The commission issued a split determination on the Request for Determination of Applicability filed on behalf of Keolis, finding that herbicide application

Bellingham Select Board Raises Recycling Mattress Fee, Flags Zoning Vacancy

BELLINGHAM — January 12, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board raised the recycling center's soiled-mattress disposal fee and flagged an urgent Zoning Board of Appeals vacancy at its January 12 meeting. The three-member board voted unanimously to increase the drop-off charge for soiled or wet mattresses from $40

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