The Nahant Select Board heard a dire warning that the fire department's century-old staffing model is failing. Fire Chief Austin Antrim asked the board to back a $1 million override funding four new firefighters, saying "we're driving them into the ground" under the current two-on-duty system.
Nahant Finance Committee scrutinizes a $5 million school budget and a proposed $1 million override amid surging special education costs.
The Nahant Select Board voted to send warrant articles moving the town election to June and cutting speaking time at town meeting.
Nahant School Committee weighs three FY27 budget versions while facing an unbudgeted special education crisis.
Nahant Finance Committee receives dual-budget FY27 plan with $1 million operating override option.
The Nahant Select Board voted to send two competing fiscal 2027 budgets to the town's finance committee ahead of May town meeting.
The Nahant Community Preservation Committee reviewed two ecological restoration grant requests and a $40,000 ask for the stalled Town Hall ramp project.
Nahant's Select Board confirmed the town is now compliant with the state's MBTA Communities housing law, dodging a lawsuit filed against nine other towns.
Nahant School Committee approves $641,457 bill roll and flags student drop-off safety hazard. The three-member committee, meeting February 3 with quorum, unanimously approved a bill roll totaling $641,457.98, described as driven primarily by special education tuition costs.
The Nahant Community Preservation Committee reviewed $476,301 in new grant requests and ruled two unrelated applications ineligible.