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Government · City Council

Council confirms recreation director, advances $186.7M budget

Leominster City Council confirms recreation director, advances FY27 budget to hearings. Benjamin Kiwanuka was unanimously confirmed as Director of Recreation for a three-year permanent term beginning May 12. Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella's three annual budgets — general ($186.7 million), water ($6.98

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves solar array with eight zoning waivers

Leominster Planning Board accepts 26-lot Willard Street subdivision plan, approves solar array. The board, chaired by Vice Chairperson Carol Vittorioso, voted unanimously 8-0 to accept the traditional subdivision plan after rejecting an open-space alternative over Fire Department concerns about

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Government · City Council

Police appropriation approved; zoning hearings scheduled for May

Leominster City Council approves $27,910 police appropriation and processes administrative actions. The council voted unanimously to appropriate funding for the Police Department's superior salaries account from the Collective Bargaining Expense Account to cover the remainder of fiscal 2026. Board

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Government · Recreation Commission

Leominster selects Benjamin Kiwanuka as Recreation Director

Leominster Recreation Commission selects new director as Colburn Pond Dam project moves toward construction. Benjamin Kiwanuka was selected as the next Director of the Recreation Department to begin work the second week of May, following search committee interviews, with Chair Maureen Donatelli

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Conservation Commission approves three environmental permits

Leominster Conservation Commission approves three environmental permits. The commission unanimously approved Notices of Intent for Franco Realty Trust's two Wachusett Street projects—a new home at Lot 2 and renovations at Lot 1—and for Michael Johnson's safety improvements at 163 Pioneer Drive,

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