Government · Cultural Council
Cultural Council Approves $250 Grant for Music Festival
Carlisle Cultural Council approves $750 in grants for Music Festival and reception.
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Government · Planning Board
Board approves fire station well-access path
Carlisle Planning Board approves fire station well-access path; defers wildlife facility decision. The Planning Board voted 5-1 to authorize a 15-foot-wide permeable access path connecting the fire station to a new water supply well, with a condition requiring maintenance of the path and adjacent
Government · Affordable Housing Trust
Carlisle housing trust approves Bog House design, engineering costs
Carlisle Affordable Housing Trust approves nearly $30,000 for Bog House designs. The trust voted unanimously to pay Gienapp Architects $16,200 and Land Tech Engineering $13,725 for work on a four-unit residential complex. Chair John Ballantine and members Maureen Cosgrove-Deery, Beverly Shorey, and
Committee approves OPM for regional amenities building
Concord-Carlisle School Committee approves new amenities project manager and $400,000 funding. The committee unanimously appointed Dore and Whittier as project manager and authorized the Capital Stabilization Fund transfer to cover sewer connection, engineering, and management costs. Assistant
Schools · School Committee
Concord-Carlisle School Committee Approves $400,000 Transfer for Amenities Building
Concord-Carlisle Regional School Committee unanimously approved a $400,000 capital transfer and a new project manager hire to advance its amenities building project toward construction.
Climate and Culture Working Group Outlines Measurement Framework
Concord-Carlisle working group outlines school climate measurement framework. The Concord-Carlisle School Committee Climate and Culture Working Group, chaired by Brian Waterson, discussed data collection approaches including the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Panorama, and MCAS to measure school
Schools · School Committee
Carlisle School Committee Working Group Begins Building Climate and Culture Monitoring Framework
Carlisle School Committee subgroup launches effort to build a formal school climate monitoring framework.
Government · Select Board
Carlisle Select Board charts FY27 priorities on capital and community
Carlisle Select Board charts fiscal 2027 priorities on capital projects and community. Chair Christine Stevens led the Board through a review of completed and carry-forward FY26 goals and endorsed FY27 priorities including bringing a Highland Building recommendation to 2027 town meeting, advancing
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State Declares Carlisle in Level 3 Critical Drought
Carlisle has been placed under a Level 3 – Critical Drought status, the town's Board of Health announced, after the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs designated the Northeast Region as critically dry. The town is also seeking volunteers for open board an…
Government · Gleason Public Library Trustees
Library Trustees approve July relocation to temporary space
Gleason Public Library Trustees approve phased July relocation to temporary space during renovation. The library will close July 14-21 and reopen July 22 at 1 River Road, with moving company Wakefield Moving & Storage managing the transition at approximately $40,000. The move will relocate 10