With town assessments potentially rising by as much as 18 percent, residents and officials pushed back on Superintendent Brian Ricca's proposed fiscal 2027 budget options and criticized him for presenting it without line items.
The Executive Office of Economic Development awarded 194 grants totaling $28.8 million through the Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program in fiscal year 2026.
Despite verbally announcing their resignations on March 5—and having their names removed from the district website—Arthur Batacchi and Kimberly Alcantara returned to the committee a week later without any explanation.
