10/19/2026
HIGHLIGHTS from the Templeton Town Report of October 15, 2026
ASSESSOR- Residents, please notice: the Assessors’ Office is closed from 8:30am to 2:30pm on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The office will also be closed from 11:00am to 2:30pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
TREASURER/COLLECTOR - RMV has released the next commitment. Bills included in this commitment are due on October 22nd. Please note: not everyone with a vehicle garaged in Templeton will receive a bill in this billing cycle.
Fiscal Year 2027 property tax bills have been mailed. Property owners who have not received a bill should contact the Treasurer/Collector’s Office as soon as possible. The first-quarter tax payment was due August 3rd, and the second-quarter payment is due November 2nd. Property owners who missed the first-quarter deadline should contact the Treasurer/Collector’s Office for an updated amount due.
TOWN Clerk - Reminder: In-Person Early Voting hours for the next week:
• Saturday, October 17th 8:00am – 2:00pm
• Monday, October 19th 8:00am – 6:00pm
• Tuesday, October 20th 8:00am -- 4:00pm
• Wednesday, October 21st 8:00am -- 4:00pm
• Thursday, October 22nd 8:00am -- 4:00pm
The FIRE DEPARTMENT is offering car seat installations. If you need help with inspecting and installing your child's car seat, please call the office at 978-939-2222 to set up an appointment.
Residential Open burning season is finished for the year. Agricultural open-burning permits may be obtained at the Fire Station.
HEALTH - Templeton remained in the low-risk category for WNV/EEE, please remember to remove standing water from your property, wear long pants and sleeves from dusk to dawn, use mosquito repellant, repair screen windows, and use netting on outdoor playpens and carriages. Once a hard frost has happened, we’re in the clear until spring. Through 10/3/26, MDPH reports that Templeton had ten molecular tests with two positive results. Acute respiratory issues (including COVID-19, RSV, and the flu, accounted for 9.1% of ER visits
in MA; MDPH considers this a low incident rate. There have been no other communicable disease incidents reported.
NRSD will be hosting a flu/COVID-19 clinic on October 21st from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm in the middle school café, this is open to the public, walk-ins welcome.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE- The Baldwinville School Apartments are having a public Open House on October 20th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.
LIBRARY - The library's children's room is open: Wednesdays 9-6, Thursdays 9-6, Saturdays 10-2.
SENIOR SERVICES - In addition to the regular weekly programs, we had our Friends' Group meeting.
• Attendance 87
• Services 4
• Volunteers 4
• Rides 35
Remember, a TCTV news page for Templeton is on the Montachusett.TV website (https://www.montachusett.tv/templeton-community-television-tctv/). Visit the site to see latest Templeton meetings, videos and weekly report highlights.
Stay safe, Templeton!
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