Join Jane and Antontello for a new year and a new season of Window on the Weekend!

FY26 budget discussion, priorities, overview.  Select Board sets Annual Town Mtg date THURSDAY, MAY 23, 7pm at MGRSD (start of Memorial Day weekend). SB votes to join North County Opioid Abatement Collaborative; signs letter of support of Northern Tier Passenger Rail;  Sweet Farm Homeowners Assoc. to ask Town Mtg to designate development’s road as public, along with water/sewer to the development off Henderson Rd. DPW Director Craig Clough to assess Town impact of designation & report back to SB.

Debt Study Group finishes work, meets goals, looks to Finance Comm. to endorse & accept their recommendations: Debt Policy; Debt Capacity Analysis; Reference documents. The group studied the Town of W’town, MGRSD, W’town Fire District, Hoosic Water Quality District debt profile, meeting 21 times, June 2023-Jan. 2025. The Finance Comm appointed group’s purpose: to understand existing debt; to identify capital needs; to identify opportunities to be thoughtful & creative about future borrowings.  

School Comm. hears draft Budget Presentations for FY26.

Town Manager Bob Menicocci describes the State of the Town…Town Clerk Nicole Beverly explains the Annual Census; nomination papers/open seats for May local elections; meet Dave Fierro, Director of Finance; Liz Rowe, Assis. Treasurer; & Ken Ward, IT Director.

PB grants waivers & approves building plans for 4 houses on Summer St.

Abelardo Morell speaks at the opening of The Clark exhibition “Abelardo Morell: In the Company of Monet and Constable”. Morell captures the locations where Monet & Constable worked using his unique tent-camera technology. The results blend historical & contemporary elements in stunning color photographs.

Saints Patrick & Raphael Parish service on WilliNet TV ch 1303: Sunday at 10am.