PETERSHAM – Democrats in Petersham will hold a caucus on Sunday, April 13, at 4 p.m., in-person at the Petersham Town Hall, lower level, 1 South Main St., to elect delegates and an alternate to attend the 2025 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. The caucus is open to all registered and pre-registered Democrats in Petersham. Petersham can elect two delegates and one alternate to the convention. See www.massdems.org/massdems-convention for more information. This year’s Mass Dems Convention is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, in Springfield. For more information about Petersham’s Democratic Town Committee, call 978-771-2173.
WINCHENDON – The town will be hosting information sessions to address the two override questions that will be placed on the ballot.
The town’s fiscal year 2026 budget is facing a significant deficit resulting from rising costs of town operations, limited revenue growth, and the expiration of federal aid that cities and towns received in the wake of COVID-19 through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. The Board of Selectmen put forward two operational override ballot questions for the FY26 budget, one for $1.9 million and one for $2.9 million. These are separate questions and are not combined.
The sessions will be held the following dates and times:
■Monday, April 7, 6 p.m., Beals Memorial Library
■Tuesday, April 8, 6 p.m., Murdock High School
■Thursday, April 10, 11 a.m., Old Murdock Senior Center
■Wednesday, April 16, 1 p.m., Hyde Park Community Room
■Thursday, April 17, 2 p.m., Glen Woods Community Room
■Wednesday, April 23, 3 p.m., Winchendon Cac and 6 p.m., Pearl Drive Community Room
■Thursday, May 1, 2:30 p.m., Ipswich Drive Community Room
ROYALSTON – The Tax Collector will be closed for regular office hours on Monday, April 7, but will be available on Wednesday, April 9, from 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. as an alternative. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, April 14.