What Northborough Gets In State's $58.1 Billion 2025 Budget

NORTHBOROUGH, MA — Massachusetts lawmakers last week passed a $58.1 billion fiscal 2025 budget, maintaining Massachusetts' distinction as the last state in the nation to do so (Pennsylvania came in second-to-last).

The fiscal 2025 budget — which is about $2 billion higher than fiscal 2024 — has the approval of the state House and Senate, but Gov. Maura Healey still has to sign off on the bill. Healey has veto power, which she exercised with the fiscal 2024 budget.

Many cities and towns across Massachusetts will benefit from the budget, with lawmakers packing the bill with funding for scores of local initiatives.

Here's what Northborough will get, courtesy of efforts by state Reps. Kate Donaghue and Megan Kilcoyne, and state Sen. Robyn Kennedy:

• $50,000 for the design of a drainage repair project in the Assabet Hill area
• $30,000 in support of enhancements in its downtown district
• $10,000 for a law enforcement wellness program

Northborough will also get a Chapter 70 boost — the state portion of local education funding. The town will get $4.4 million for this fiscal year, up about $170,000 compared to fiscal year 2024.