Government

Government · Planning Board

Planning Board sets Oct. 5 hearing on battery storage bylaw

Pembroke Planning Board sets October 5 hearing on battery storage bylaw, punts housing bylaw to spring.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 10

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Bylaw Committee Overhaul

Pembroke's Select Board unanimously adopted a rewritten charter for its General Bylaw Review Committee, leaving the panel's term length for later resolution.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 15

Government · Conservation

Conservation Commission delays 660 Washington hearing

Pembroke Conservation Commission continued a hearing on a 22-unit development after an abutters' attorney filed a late objection.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 2

Government · Select Board

LaPierre Sworn In As Pembroke's First Female Chief

Pembroke swore in Wendy LaPierre as its first female police chief, then watched its Select Board erupt over agenda transparency. Retired Chief Rick McDonald administered the oath after LaPierre's 28 years on the force.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 1

Government · Planning Board

Pembroke Board Approves 22-Unit Washington Street Project

Pembroke Planning Board approved a 22-unit housing project on Washington Street and reshuffled two regional committee seats.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Three Licenses, Presses Town Manager

Pembroke's Select Board approved three licenses and pressed Town Manager William Chenard for firm deadlines on stalled public works bids.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 17

Government · Zoning Board

Pembroke Zoning Board Denies ADU Variance, Clears Matakesit Village Height Change

Pembroke Zoning Board unanimously denies ADU variance at 63 Misty Meadow Road, finding no substantial hardship.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 15

Government · Conservation

Conservation board OKs three projects, delays fourth

The Pembroke Conservation Commission approved three small projects but continued review of a 22-unit development pending a site visit.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board Raises Trash Fee by $40

The Pembroke Select Board voted unanimously to raise the municipal trash and recycling fee from $440 to $480 a year starting in fiscal 2027.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 3

Government · Select Board

Board Elects Brown Chair After Failed Bid

The Pembroke Select Board elected John G. Brown Jr. chair 3-2 after a rival bid for Steve Ciciotti failed 2-3.

Townbrief reporting · May 26