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Students celebrate Pajama Day, a day where they can learn in comfort. From left: Parent volunteer Jon Turner, Elijah Johnson, Zariah Fadeyi, and Manu Nambiar. The elementary school is holding a pajama drive through Dec. 3 to gather new pajamas to donate to families in need.(Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)

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Friday, November 29, 2024

CPIC weighs school requests for floors, lockers, seats, and more

At its Nov. 21 meeting, the Capital Planning and Investment Committee considered requests totaling $662,000 from the schools. But less than a quarter of that amount was for new projects. Almost 80% was either for the continuation of an ongoing project or for requests that had not been funded in past years.

Friday, November 29, 2024

Town to return to one Annual Town Meeting per year

When Annual Town Meeting rolls around again next spring, voters might want to consider packing a lunch. At its Nov. 19 meeting, the Select Board voted to return to a single-session Town Meeting, to be held in the spring.

Friday, November 29, 2024

Extra $100,000 of ARPA money turns up; Select Board approves four proposals, rejects one

It’s a rare occasion when the town finds $100,000 to spend on almost anything it needs, but that’s what happened when the Devens water connection design engineers realized that police details needed for the duration of the project had been funded twice.

Friday, November 22, 2024

Historic $4B economic development bill clears path for major housing expansion in Devens

After months of negotiation, the Massachusetts House and Senate, meeting in special session last week, passed and sent to Gov. Maura Healey the $4 billion “Mass Leads” economic development bill she proposed in February, including two provisions that could dramatically increase housing in Devens.

Friday, November 22, 2024

With fatter budget and flat property values, tax rate set to rise nearly 5%

The tax bills of most property owners will jump in January to cover the rising cost of town government, including the Proposition 2½ override approved by voters last spring.

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Friday, November 29, 2024

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"How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness, how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?"
Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel (1904–1991, American children’s author and cartoonist)

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