Committee approves moving $1.38 million into health-insurance reserve
The School Committee unanimously approved transferring $1,378,541 from the Town-held school medical reserve to WB Community Health’s Premium Offset Account.
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Committee signs a repayment agreement over the $767,000 athletic complex bill
On June 4, 2026 the School Committee voted 5-0 to approve a release and repayment agreement after months of dispute with the town over money spent finishing the Boyle Athletic Complex. At the November 13, 2025 joint session the vice-chair said the school department had already put in $2 million and had never agreed to a loan; at the January 14, 2026 session the town put the figure at $767,389.71 and the town manager proposed paying it down from the schools' capital reserve and from naming rights, while school members objected that capital money is needed for buildings.
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