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 combined institution creates in one stroke the most comprehensive training ground for performing arts and related careers in the country, if not the world."
-- Boston Conservatory president Richard Ortner, describing the proposed merger of the Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory
