Ashland brief: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Ashland Select Board keeps a single tax rate and rejects three exemptions, citing residential property at nearly 92 percent of taxable value

Archived edition, published Thursday, November 5, 2026. See today's Ashland page.

Ashland Select Board keeps a single tax rate and rejects three exemptions, citing residential property at nearly 92 percent of taxable value.

Select Board takes up tax rate, community center patio, manager search. Ashland's Select Board weighed the tax classification question against assessor data on residential share, heard a proposal to name the community center patio, and set a timeline for choosing the next town manager.Ashland News
Historical Commission holds historic district hearing ahead of Town Meeting. Ashland's Historical Commission held a virtual public hearing Oct. 6 on its local historic district proposal, which had been slated for the Nov. 10 warrant at Ashland High School.Ashland News
Two more town manager input sessions set for Nov. 9 and 12. Ashland will hold two more public input sessions on the town manager: one on Zoom Nov. 9 and one in person at Town Hall Nov. 12. The Select Board encourages residents to share their thoughts.Ashland News

Tue, Nov 10: Town manager community input survey closes. The Select Board's survey on the next town manager closes Nov. 10. The board has engaged the Collins Center to assist with recruitment and selection.Town of Ashland
Tue, Nov 10: All Ashland schools have early release. All Ashland Public Schools will have an early release day on Nov. 10.Ashland Public Schools
Wed, Nov 11: No school Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. Ashland Public Schools will be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.Ashland Public Schools