West Nile virus turned up in mosquitoes collected in Carlisle, prompting a state health advisory Thursday. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed the detection in an update posted to the town's News Flash page, part of its routine summer mosquito surveillance program. T…
Carlisle's Transfer Station now enforces a 15-minute parking limit to keep traffic moving during peak hours. Town officials said attendants may ask drivers who exceed the limit to move to legal parking elsewhere. The change lands as Carlisle heads into a busy week: the Community Preserv…
Carlisle Select Board bans marijuana delivery and authorizes major DPW building design work. On a 3-1 vote, the Board approved a two-year waiver to the Cannabis Control Commission prohibiting medical marijuana delivery, with Member Vieira dissenting; the Board received eight evenly split written
Carlisle has set November 16 for a Special Town Meeting at Carlisle Public School's Corey Auditorium. The session is expected to take up the Community Preservation Committee's fiscal 2027 grant funding requests, per the town's News Flash. Ahead of that, four town boards meet this week: …
Carlisle Planning Board grapples with state zoning law changes affecting variances and housing. Town Counsel Ethan Dively briefed the Board on M.G.L. Chapter 40A amendments effective July 1, 2026, shifting variance standards from "particular hardship" to "practical difficulty" and permitting use
Carlisle's Community Preservation Committee gave nonprofits and residents until noon Friday to file FY27 grant requests. The panel will forward its strongest FY27 proposals to voters at the November 16 Special Town Meeting, to be held in the Corey Auditorium and Cafeteria of Carlisle Pu…
Carlisle sets Aug. 15 date for Household Hazardous Waste Day as Building Department shifts to summer Friday closures. The collection runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the designated drop-off site, while the Building Department stays closed Fridays until it resumes regular hours in September. …
Carlisle's Select Board is asking residents to weigh in on whether the town should seek a two-year state waiver opting out of marijuana delivery services. The board posted the request as a News Flash item, without setting a formal comment deadline, alongside a reminder that the Communit…
Committee approves hybrid system and $28K contract for Town Hall. The Municipal Facilities Committee unanimously voted to pursue a hybrid gas-electric HVAC system for Town Hall, with Member Eric Balles presenting calculations showing 90 percent reduction in fuel consumption. The committee also
Conservation Commission enforces wetland rules against tree cutting. The Carlisle Conservation Commission unanimously issued an enforcement order against property owners Melinda Gambino and Peter Gambino at 387 East Riding Drive who unpermittedly removed between 12 and 15 mature pine trees within a