Government · Select Board
Select Board OKs Food Pantry License, Fee Waivers
Lunenburg Select Board clears license and fee waivers for food pantry's 30 School Street move.
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Schools · School Committee
Committee delays vote on new business manager
Lunenburg School Committee interviews third business manager finalist in three years amid public pushback.
Government · Council on Aging
Aging Board to Add Its Own Town Report Entry
Lunenburg's Council on Aging votes to write its own town report entry, separating its advisory role from the director's. Chair Deb Lincoln and members welcomed new Outreach Coordinator Janet Robbins, four weeks into the job after a decade leading the Ashburnham senior center.
Government · Town Meeting
Lunenburg Meeting Approves $418,056 School Budget Boost
Lunenburg special town meeting adds $418,056 in new state aid to schools after rejecting a Select Board-backed cut.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Backs New Cowdery Trail Route
Lunenburg Conservation Commission reroutes Cowdery Nature Center trail to dodge wetland impacts.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Recommends $418,000 School Article
The Lunenburg Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend a $418,056 school spending article and deferred two companion sports and funding articles ahead of a September 3 special town meeting.
Government · Zoning Board
ZBA Caps Summer Street Used-Car Lot at 24 Spaces
The Lunenburg Zoning Board of Appeals approved three special permits, capping a proposed used-car dealership at 149 Summer Street at 24 vehicles.
Schools · School Committee
Lunenburg schools pick teacher, pass on audit
Lunenburg School Committee voted 3-0-1 to put $418,000 in potential state aid toward a new second-grade teacher and athletic transportation, not an independent audit. Superintendent Dr.
Government · Water
Sewer Commission Fixes Laurel Lane Under Budget
The Lunenburg Sewer Commission closed out a long-pending Laurel Lane sewer repair well under its roughly $20,000 budget, with DPW Director Bill Bernard and staff member Andrew Valliere reporting contracted costs of about $8,200 plus roughly $2,000 in materials.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026
One Lunenburg-resident obituary was published this week: Costich, Matthew E. He was 57 and died Sunday, August 16, 2026, at his home, following a year-long illness with metastatic melanoma. Costich was born in Rochester, New York, on July 29, 1969. His obituary was posted by Anderson Fu…