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Bellingham Finance Committee Recommends Twelve Budget Lines Totaling Over $2.4 Million

BELLINGHAM — April 7, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee recommends more than $2.4 million in departmental budgets for fiscal year 2027. The six-member panel voted 6-0 on each of twelve individual budget lines at its April 7 public hearing, including a $739,485 library appropriation tied to succession planning

Bellingham Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings, Flags Public Safety Cuts

BELLINGHAM — March 31, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee opens FY27 public-safety budget hearings with warnings of thinner service margins. The committee heard Monday from IT Director Karen Dutille, whose $827,000 IT budget the town's insurer has certified as meeting cybersecurity standards; a fire chief presenting a $5,

Bellingham Finance Committee recommends $35.8 million school budget, cutting 37 positions

BELLINGHAM — March 26, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee recommends a reduced $35.8 million school budget that eliminates 37 positions. The committee voted 5-0 at its March 26 public hearing to recommend the Bellingham School Department's fiscal year 2027 budget of $35,842,585 — a figure that cuts

Bellingham Board of Health March Meeting Yields No Recorded Business

BELLINGHAM — March 26, 2026 — Bellingham's Board of Health held its March 26 meeting but left no usable public record after the community access TV recording captured only the opening seconds of the session. The available audio ends immediately after a board member says "I'd like

Bellingham Select Board votes to put $4.1 million override on annual ballot

BELLINGHAM — March 17, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board votes 4-0-1 to send a $4.1 million Proposition 2½ override to annual town election voters. The vote came after a public comment session in which residents warned that failure would trigger 36 staff cuts, elimination of middle school athletics, and