Government · Other Committee
Orleans panel says it was bypassed on fire station design
Orleans's architectural review panel says it was shut out of early fire station design decisions.
Board
Orleans
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Government · Other Committee
Orleans energy panel seeks EV charger rate hike
Orleans energy committee says the town is losing money on its own EV chargers.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Presses For Sewer-Alternative Pilot
Orleans Finance Committee warns sewer buildout could cost $850 million without alternatives.
Government · Board of Health
Orleans Board of Health Weighs Pool Fence Rules
Orleans Board of Health pauses pool fence variance decisions pending a Town Counsel opinion.
Government · Select Board
Select Board sets September 14 ethics training
Orleans Select Board preps ethics training after advisory committee complaints.
Government · Other Committee
Orleans historical panel backs longer demolition delay
Orleans Historical Commission votes 5-0 to extend demolition delay bylaw to 18 months.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board sends zoning rewrite to Select Board
Orleans Planning Board unanimously refers four-part zoning rewrite to Select Board for fall warrant.
Government · Other Committee
Orleans Panel Presses for Action on Cultural Plan
Orleans Economic Development Committee presses for follow-through on a draft cultural plan while awaiting a rewritten charge.
Government · Library
Trustees Approve Minutes, Review Draft AI Policy
Snow Library trustees approve corrected minutes, send draft AI policy back for revisions.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
This week's Orleans obituary notices include one death: Coulter, Lawrence Gordon, 95, of Orleans, MA, who died August 31, 2026. According to his Legacy.com obituary, he was born February 17, 1931, in Cambridge, NY, and was raised and schooled in Bennington, VT. No other Orleans-resident…
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