School override votes fail in Ashby, Townsend

3 Town Meetings, 3 different results as North Middlesex towns weigh in on budget override

Editor’s Note: This story corrects and expands on details that were erroneously reported in an article in Wednesday’s edition. Simultaneous special Town Meetings Monday evening in Ashby, Pepperell and Townsend brought mixed results as all three communities considered whether to enact overrides amid a tough budget season for the North Middlesex Regional School District. All three towns ended up taking different approaches to the overrides they we…

School override votes fail in Ashby, Townsend

TOWNSEND — Voters in three towns gathered on Monday to decide on proposed budget overrides for the North Middlesex School District but support was lacking in what is the latest in a series of school-override rejections. Out of the three Special Town Meetings, the outcome was mixed — with Pepperell approving the override, but Ashby and Townsend rejecting. The North Middlesex Regional School Committee had voted 6-3 to adopt a $67.57 million distri…