Ludlow Council on Aging approves prior minutes and reports dual staffing hires. Vice Chairperson B. Mishol led the board through routine business including approval of January 21 meeting minutes and updates from Director J. Zepke on hiring an Activities Assistant (retiring in March, starting in
The Ludlow Recreation Commission approved revised summer camp policies at its February 17 meeting. Sean McBride, a commission member, introduced updates covering unauthorized persons, disease outbreaks, discipline, no-shows, unregistered campers, and health care procedures. McBride told the
Ludlow Select Board hires firefighter, advances federal grant strategy. The board unanimously appointed Antonio Goncalves, 21, as a Firefighter, contingent on his completion of paramedic certification within one year; Chief Pease called him the highest-ranked of three candidates. The board also
Ludlow Safety Committee unanimously approves three occupancy changes and removes a school-zone traffic sign. The committee filed Planning Board memoranda clearing restaurants, landscaping, and hair salon use at three Center Street and Munsing Street addresses. Chairperson Brad Tierney and five
Planning Board continues Housing Production Plan review. Consultant Karen Sunnarborg presented the draft plan to update Ludlow's housing strategy, which expired in 2018. The town has 8,720 year-round housing units with 307 affordable units (3.51 percent) on the Subsidized Housing Inventory; that
Ludlow Golf Commission narrows superintendent search to four candidates. Chairman Sean McBride reported the Westover Municipal Golf Commission voted unanimously to schedule interviews for February 24, expecting to offer the position that day. The commission also voted unanimously to authorize Human
Library Trustees correct wellness day closure date. The Board of Library Trustees voted unanimously to rescind January's vote closing the library April 8 and instead approved closure April 14 for National Library Workers Day and Employee Wellness Day. Director Melissa Rickson reported January 2026
Ludlow Board of Health approves January minutes and reports 249 permit renewals. Health Director Paulina Matusik informed Chair Kelly Lamas, Secretary Antonio Tavares, and Member Lauren Yelinek that renewals covered food establishments, body art facilities, hotels, pools, schools, and other
Planning Board rejects full solar fee waiver but approves reduced formula. The board denied a request from the 155 West Street solar applicant to waive the $0.25-per-square-foot new-footprint fee, but voted 5-0 to calculate filing fees on acreage used at $250 per acre plus the square-footage
Ludlow Finance Committee discusses FY27 budget with $222,085 in excess levy capacity. The committee, led by chair Tony Sanches with Town Administrator Marc Strange and Finance Director Cheryl Allen, identified higher state aid and declining health insurance costs as sources of the variance but
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