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Select Board approves livery license; opens Boston Marathon grant round.

Ashland Select Board approves livery license for Premium Car Services. The five-member board voted unanimously to issue the license to Dmitry Shuster for his one-vehicle service, which operates a 2026 Chevrolet Suburban garaged when not in use. In separate business, the board opened the 2026 Boston

Sustainability Committee backs Skip the Stuff bylaw framework, eyes Earth Day.

Ashland Sustainability Committee approves Skip the Stuff bylaw framework. Chair Ashwin Ratanchandani and the committee voted to exclude mandatory restaurant signage and enforcement penalties from a draft ordinance modeled on Wellesley's rule, with Sustainability Project Manager Sam Riley

Stormwater Advisory Committee recommends $5 quarterly fee increase for residents.

Ashland Stormwater Advisory Committee recommends $5 per quarter fee increase for residential accounts. The panel voted unanimously on March 3 to recommend raising the residential rate from its current $8.35 per quarter, with commercial rates adjusted proportionally based on impervious surface area.

Conservation Commission continues hearings on Mill Buildings, Waverly Street projects

Ashland Conservation Commission continues major development hearings with site visit ordered. The Commission heard the first Notice of Intent for a 250-unit mixed-use development at 10-60 Main Street in floodplain and with documented flooding history; applicant representatives agreed to peer

Ashland Cultural Council welcomes Elham Arabi; sets scholarship timeline

Ashland Cultural Council welcomes new member, sets June 1 scholarship deadline. Chair Stacey Grant-Lewis led the council, holding $22,301.49 in total funds, through approvals for increased scholarship marketing and a preliminary traffic control box art project by artist Tara Bilotti. The project