Boylston, MA
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Topics found in recent meetings
- Budget & taxes
- Roads & infrastructure
- Technology
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🗳️ How this town voted (50 contests)
Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.
U.S. Senate 2024-11-05
Elizabeth Ann Warren ✓ 1,712 · John Deaton 1,603
U.S. House — 2nd Congressional 2024-11-05
James P. McGovern ✓ 2,013 · Cornelius Shea 1,184
State Senate — 1st Worcester 2024-11-05
Robyn K. Kennedy ✓ 2,458
State Representative — 12th Worcester 2024-11-05
Meghan Kilcoyne ✓ 2,451
Register of Deeds — Worcester 2024-11-05
Kathryn A. Toomey ✓ 2,398
President 2024-11-05
Harris/ Walz ✓ 1,886 · Trump/ Vance 1,367 · Stein/ Caballero-Roca 31 · Oliver/ Ter Maat 25 · Ayyadurai/ Ellis 23 · De La Cruz/ Garcia 7
Governor's Council — 7th 2024-11-05
Paul M. Depalo ✓ 1,865 · Andrew J. Couture 1,278
Clerk of Courts — Worcester County 2024-11-05
Dennis P. McManus ✓ 2,450
U.S. Senate 2024-09-03
Elizabeth Ann Warren ✓ 446
U.S. Senate 2024-09-03
John Deaton ✓ 162 · Robert J. Antonellis 56 · Ian Cain 21
U.S. House — 2nd Congressional 2024-09-03
James P. McGovern ✓ 463
State Senate — 1st Worcester 2024-09-03
Robyn K. Kennedy ✓ 452
🗳️ Ballot measures (1)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Q5: If accepted, Sections 3 to 7 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws, also known as the Community Preservation Act, will…
2022-11-08 · Passed — 1,508 yes / 1,054 no
Recent meetings
Mon May 4, 2026
Annual Town Meeting: May 4, 2026
✓ Decided: Town approves all 42 articles, including $18.9M budget and revolving funds
The Annual Town Meeting approved all 42 articles on the warrant, including the fiscal year 2027 operating budget of $18,899,000, revolving fund limits, and officer compensation increases. The meeting was procedural with no substantive debate or opposition recorded on any article.
- Approved $18,899,000 FY2027 operating budget (unanimous)
- Approved revolving fund limits including $300,000 for Parks & Recreation and $90,000 for Senior Van (unanimous)
- Approved 2.5% COLA increase for town officer compensation (unanimous)
- Approved updated Personnel Plan classification schedules (unanimous)
- Approved $1,000,000 for Chapter 90 road projects (unanimous)
- Approved $200,000 for Municipal Light Plant capital improvements (unanimous)
- Approved $75,000 for library technology upgrades (unanimous)
- Approved $50,000 for cemetery maintenance equipment (unanimous)
📄 From the minutes
Extracted text of the official minutes document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
21237/00001/4907-2756-4699 v.4
WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
May 4, 2026
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER: SS BOYLSTON
To either of the Constables of the Town of Boylston in the County of Worcester within The Commonwealth
aforesaid:
GREETING:
In the name of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the
Town of Boylston aforesaid, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the following places and
times for the following purposes:
1. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – May 4, 2026
on the First (1st) Monday, of May AD, 2026 at seven o’clock (7:00) P.M., at the Tahanto Regional High
School Auditorium or another location on the grounds thereof, 1001 Main Street, Boylston MA, to take
any action relative to the business of the Town as set forth in Articles one (1) through forty-two (42) of this
Warrant; and at its adjournment , which shall be upon completion of Town Meeting action upon all articles
listed on the Warrant.
2. ELECTION AND BALLOT – MAY 11, 2026
on Monday, the eleventh (11th) of May AD, 2026, to vote by ballot at the Town’s annual election, at the
Boylston Town Hall, at the Hillside Municipal Complex located at 221 Main Street within the Town of
Boylston, with polls opening at twelve o’clock (12:00) noon and closing at eight o’clock (8:00) P.M. on
the following:
*ARTICLE 42. To vote by official ballot for the necessary Town Officers, namely:
One Selectman for three (3) ye …
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $999,999 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · 8512038140!PISTON ROD,DAMPER A |
| $691,400 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · CYLINDER BODY,AIRCR |
| $583,360 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · CYLINDER SPECIAL |
| $549,000 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · CYLINDER BODY,AIRCR |
| $300,000 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · CYLINDER SPECIAL |
| $134,659 | FRONTLINE NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. Department of State · TELECOM CABLE TESTING AT NEC JAKARTA, INDONESIA. |
| $99,000 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · 8511286411!PISTON ROD,DAMPER |
| $97,500 | HONEMATIC MACHINE CORPORATION Department of Defense · 8511392503!CYLINDER,ACTUATING, |
| $61,709 | FRONTLINE NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. Department of State · TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE CERTIFICATION AT THE U.S. EMBASSY, NIAMEY, NIG |
| $24,325 | FRONTLINE NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. Department of State · TELECOM CABLE TESTING AT NCC NUEVO LAREDO, MEXICO. IGF::CL::IGF |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (2022)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC