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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board of Selectmen approves Havens as executive assistant.

Warren Board of Selectmen approves executive assistant appointment. The board voted unanimously to hire Christina Havens as Executive Assistant to the Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen at Step 2, Grade C on the town wage scale. The board also voted unanimously on warrant articles for the

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health appoints Deborah Young as animal inspector.

Warren Board of Health unanimously appoints 40-year animal welfare veteran as inspector. Deborah Young, current animal control officer for Warren and Brookfield and President of Sweat Pea Animal Shelter in Paxton, received unanimous approval for a one-year term ending April 30, 2027. Board of

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen Approve Common Victualler License and Accept $155,737 Grant

Warren Board of Selectmen unanimously approves restaurant license and energy grant. The board granted a Common Victualler License to Arista Restaurant at 2162 Main Street and accepted a Department of Energy Resources Green Communities grant of $155,737 with no local match required, authorizing Town

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves amended minutes, payroll, and expenses.

Planning Board approves corrected minutes and processes routine payroll and expenses. The Board authorized $757.01 in Administrative Assistant payroll for the March 8–21 period and $31.73 in petty cash reimbursement, both unanimously. Vice-Chair Drue King reported that all required solar facility

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health addresses Animal Inspector resignation

Warren Board of Health confronts unexpected vacancy in Animal Inspector role. The board learned Monday that Animal Inspector Ryan Davis resigned effective March 31, 2025, forcing the town to meet a state deadline of April 1, 2026, to submit nomination papers for one or more inspectors.

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health schedules public hearings for well and body art rules.

Warren Board of Health schedules April 29 public hearings for well and body art regulations. Chair Daniel Thibodeau and the three-member board voted unanimously to set body art violation fines at $300 per offense and approved $5,784.29 in February and March bills and payroll. The board also revised

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board endorses lot creation and approves Maple Lane permit

Planning Board endorses lot creation, approves Maple Lane permit. The Board voted unanimously to endorse an Approval Not Required filing by Jim Fountain for Parcel #30-0-2.3 on Brimfield Road to create a new buildable lot. Vice-Chair Derick R. Veliz, Drue King, and Karyn Wood voted four to zero

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