Middleton brief: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Middleton selectmen decline to renew police chief's contract, then clash with hotel over removed Narcan box

Middleton selectmen decline to renew police chief's contract, then clash with hotel over removed Narcan box.

Selectmen won't renew police chief's contract. Middleton selectmen voted against renewing Police Chief William Sampson's contract, effective June 30, 2027, without discussing a reason in public, then clashed with a DoubleTree representative over a town-provided Narcan box the hotel had removed.Middleton News
Board gives Beachbrook Farm developer one more month. Middleton's Planning Board gave the stalled Beachbrook Farm subdivision a final month to produce a signed covenant, as a lender's attorney sought looser terms and members raised unpaid taxes and engineering bills blocking the road's as-built survey.Middleton News
School Committee OKs handbook, tables Protect Act policy. Middleton's School Committee approved a new student handbook and put off deciding how to handle the state's new Protect Act, which limits immigration arrests on school property, until members get legal advice next month.Middleton News

Tue, Sep 29, 4:15 p.m.: Housing Authority meets Tuesday at Orchard Circle. The Middleton Housing Authority meets Tuesday, September 29, at 4:15 p.m. at Orchard Circle.Town of Middleton
Tue, Sep 29, 5 p.m.: Select Board revisits DoubleTree license Sept 29. Middleton's Select Board meets Tuesday, September 29, at 5 p.m. in town hall's second floor hearing room, with an amended agenda expected to include the DoubleTree officer-change license the board tabled earlier this month.Town of Middleton
Wed, Sep 30, 10 a.m.: Council on Aging meets Wednesday morning. Middleton's Council on Aging meets Wednesday, September 30, at 10 a.m. at town hall, 105 South Main Street.Town of Middleton
Wed, Sep 30, 7 p.m.: North Main corridor study committee meets Wednesday. The North Main Corridor Study Advisory Committee meets Wednesday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at Middleton town hall, 105 South Main Street.Town of Middleton