Freetown Appoints Cabral to Finance Committee, Reviews Fire, Police, Highway Budgets
Freetown Select Board appoints Craig Cabral to Finance Committee and reviews wide-ranging FY27 departmental budgets.
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Freetown faces record snow deficit in tight FY2027 budget
Freetown grapples with record snow spending and tight FY2027 budget. Town Administrator Deborah L. Pettey presented a $29,159,000 tax levy with a 2.5 percent increase but faces a $477,920 snow deficit from winter 2025-26. Rising school assessments add pressure: district schools up 10 percent,
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Parade & Fireworks Committee designates King as vice-chair.
Freetown Parade & Fireworks Committee unanimously names Melanie A. King as Vice Chair, formalizing a succession plan discussed at an earlier meeting. Chair Judith Gregory confirmed King's agreement and will notify the town clerk. The committee advanced planning for the town's 250th anniversary
Finance Committee Postpones Reorganization
Freetown Finance Committee postpones reorganization, schedules board selectmen meeting for seventh member appointment. Four members attended the April 8 meeting: Chair Margaret French, Vice Chair Kara Lees, and members Lisa Pacheco and John Viarella. The committee decided to postpone its