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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Ashland, Massachusetts · Change town
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Ashland Town Manager Michael Herbert to Step Down Sept. 1

Ashland Town Manager Michael Herbert will step down effective Sept. 1, according to a MetroWest Daily News report published Thursday. Herbert's departure comes as Ashland enters a stretch of municipal business, with the town's Planning Board scheduled to meet Aug. 13 and the Conservatio…

Ashland Town Manager Michael Herbert is stepping down effective Sept. 1, according to a MetroWest Daily News report published Thursday.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Michael Herbert steps down, effective Sept. 1, as Ashland town manager" Ashland's town manager is leaving his post at the start of September, MetroWest Daily News reports, a departure that will require town officials to plan for interim and permanent leadership. (read it at https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/06/michael-herbert-steps-down-effective-september-1-as-ashland-ma-town-manager/91191919007/)

COMING UP

Several town boards meet next week. The Conservation Commission convenes by Zoom Monday, Aug. 10. The Roadway Traffic Study Committee, the Zoning Board of Appeals (meeting in hybrid format) and the Historical Commission, by Zoom, all meet Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Planning Board meets Thursday, Aug. 13.


Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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