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Select Board approves discussion forum plan for $25M DPW facility project.

Select Board opens $25M DPW facility project to resident input. DPW Superintendent Ryan Mouradian and his team presented a redesigned 6,700-square-foot building at $25 million--down from an initial $33 million estimate--driven by worker safety and building obsolescence; the current facility will

Townbrief news summary · Mar 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves three $700 scholarships; schedules spring cleanup.

Sterling Select Board schedules spring cleanup, approves scholarship awards. Chair Kirsten Newman and the board unanimously approved three $700 scholarships drawn from the Maria Houghton and Iacobucci funds and scheduled the town-wide spring cleanup for Saturday, April 18, 2026. Town Administrator

Townbrief news summary · Feb 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves fire chief contract, appoints committee members.

Select Board ratifies fire chief contract, makes four committee appointments and defers COLA. The board unanimously approved the Fire Chief contract ratified from executive session, while Administrator Bill Caldwell deferred his initial recommendation for a three percent cost-of-living increase for

Townbrief news summary · Feb 11

Government · Select Board

Sterling Select Board enters executive session on contract negotiations.

Sterling Select Board convenes and immediately enters closed session on labor and contract strategy. Chair Kirsten Newman and the five-member board unanimously voted to conduct three consecutive executive sessions addressing Fire Chief, Dispatch Unit, and Firefighters Unit contract negotiations

Townbrief news summary · Feb 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Light Board vacancy appointment and eight routine actions.

Sterling Select Board appoints Joseph Nason to interim Light Board term. Nason, who has 20 years of experience in the electric industry with National Grid, was selected from three candidates in a joint meeting with the Light Board; the vote was unanimous across both boards. The board also

Townbrief news summary · Jan 28

Government · Select Board

Sterling Select Board Appoints Thomas Kokernak Fire Chief

Sterling Select Board appoints Thomas Kokernak Fire Chief in 4-1 decision. Chair Kirsten Newman, Select Members David Smith and Patricia Ward, and Select Member Ron Furmaniuk voted for Kokernak's appointment, contingent on background check, physical, and contract negotiations; Select Member Maureen

Townbrief news summary · Jan 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board interviews five fire chief candidates

Sterling Select Board conducts fire chief candidate interviews. Chair Kirsten Newman presided as the board met with five candidates for the position: Mark Sadowski, currently chief in West Boylston; Erik Thomas, retiring chief in Atkinson, New Hampshire; Kevin Grebinar, a Sterling resident and call

Townbrief news summary · Jan 12