Templeton brief: Saturday, October 24, 2026

Select board picks Carter Terenzini as interim town administrator through June 2027

Archived edition, published Saturday, October 24, 2026. See today's Templeton page.

Select board picks Carter Terenzini as interim town administrator through June 2027.

Agricultural commission moves to pursue garden grant funding. The Templeton Agricultural Commission moved to pursue grant funding for the community garden and farmers market, including a pollinator-habitat grant and a $500 outreach award, as members wrestled with how any award would flow through the town treasurer with no budget of their own.Templeton News
Conservation panel delays six-lot subdivision vote. The Templeton Conservation Commission worked through five hearings, approving a driveway expansion and a Baldwinville Road cleanup plan while holding engineer Christopher Anderson's six-lot Highland Avenue subdivision after a resident showed photos of flooding tied to what the engineer called an undersized town culvert.Templeton News
Planning board debates data center moratorium extension. Templeton's Planning Board held a public hearing on extending the town's 360-day data center moratorium by 120 days, as the town's development services director said she is drafting permanent data center zoning rules modeled on Mansfield ahead of the Annual Town Meeting in May.Templeton News
Select board weighs hiring return of Terenzini. Templeton's Select Board took up Carter Terenzini's bid to return as interim town administrator after the resignation of former Town Administrator James Ryan. Terenzini warned regional retirement assessments keep rising 10 to 15 percent annually and said his first move would be freezing non-critical hiring.Templeton News

Tue, Oct 27: Library hosts fall floral class Oct. 27. Templeton Public Library will hold a Fall Floral Class on October 27, with a $10 donation suggested to attend.Templeton Public Library