On April 16, the Massachusetts House of Representatives proposed its 2027 budget plan for the Commonwealth. The $63.3 billion proposal would increase spending by 3.6% but is also $33 million less than Governor Maura Healey’s budget. View from the Massachusetts State House Balcony On April 16, the Massachusetts House of Representatives proposed its 2027 budget plan for the Commonwealth. The $63.3 billion proposal would increase spending by 3.6% but is also $33 million less tha

Proposed site of TLA-Holbrook solid waste transfer station TLA-Holbrook (TLA), the corporation attempting to construct a solid waste transfer station in Holbrook, is suing numerous boards and town officials in what it claims was a coordinated, unlawful attempt to stop the project. The 300-page lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleges that the Conservation Commission, Planning Board, and Select Board colluded to stop TLA’s project. All thr

On April 15, the Holbrook Select Board met to reorganize following town elections, with Chris Eddington now joining the board. The two-and-a-half-hour meeting covered a wide range of topics, from formalities to crucial updates around the town. To start the meeting, the Holbrook Cultural Council, or HCC, announced new sponsors for the annual summer concert series, which runs on Sunday evenings from July to August. The increase in sponsorships and fundraising will allow the HCC

Voters in Holbrook chose to keep the treasurer/collector in an elected role and elected some new and familiar faces to town boards in today’s annual town election. Voting booths sit empty after a day of ballot casting in Holbrook’s annual town election. According to the unofficial results, 1,005 people cast ballots for the select board, town clerk, a ballot question, and more. The ballot question asking whether to make the treasurer/collector role appointed or keep it an ele

Holbrook voters will head to the polls Saturday April 4 with multiple key races on the ballot. Alongside a ballot question, both the Select Board and Town Clerk positions feature competitive contests. The Select Board race includes three candidates vying for two seats: incumbent Chair Patricia Conway, Current Planning Board Chair Christopher Eddington, and former Select Board member Daniel Lee. Select Board candidates Conway, a Holbrook resident of more than 30 years, is seek

Holbrook's November 2025 Town Meeting voted to send the issue of changing the elected Treasurer/Collector position to an appointed position. Voters in Holbrook will soon decide whether to make the treasurer/collector position appointed or keep it elected. The question, which has been discussed for many years in Holbrook, will appear on the April 4 ballot. Town meeting members voted in November to put the issue before the voters. A “yes” vote would make the position an appoint