Townsend brief: Monday, September 21, 2026

Planning Board narrowly waives road rules for contested Seaver Road subdivision as neighbors call it sprawl

Planning Board narrowly waives road rules for contested Seaver Road subdivision as neighbors call it sprawl.

Conservation Commission takes up Briar Way project, Main Street order. Townsend's Conservation Commission took up a demolition and addition permit at 3 Briar Way and a stormwater enforcement order against the Harbor Village Shops property on Main Street, while grappling with a new state clean-energy permitting mandate without a conservation agent in place.Townsend News
Planning Board debates Seaver Road subdivision waivers. Townsend's Planning Board closed a contested hearing on a three-lot Seaver Road subdivision that neighbors say has already been denied twice, taking up waivers to the town's road-width and dead-end-street rules alongside a possible MassDOT safety review of Route 119.Townsend News
North Middlesex committee tackles policy overhaul, records costs. North Middlesex's school committee worked through a dozen policy adoptions and spring trip approvals as Superintendent Brad Morgan reported the smoothest opening in nine years, while staff described a records-request workload straining the district's budget and legal costs.Townsend News
18 Townsend properties sold late August to mid-September. Townsend's latest real estate roundup counted 18 property sales from late August through mid-September, topped by an $870,000 sale on Tyler Road.Townsend News

Nashoba health board posts fall grief support schedule. The Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, which covers Townsend, released its schedule of grief support group sessions for residents coping with loss, according to the town's news flash.Town of Townsend

Thu, Sep 24: Town clerk's office closed September 24. The Townsend Town Clerk's Office will be closed on September 24, according to a town news flash, and residents needing clerk services should plan accordingly.Town of Townsend