Globe West news briefs

MOSQUITO MEASURES - For two weeks starting Monday, the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project will be spraying the larvicide Bti from a helicopter over specific areas of large wetlands in Bellingham. Visit massnrc.org/ncmcp or call 781-762-3681 for additional information. - Rachel Lebeaux

NEW VOTE ON MALL - Highland Commons, a shopping plaza proposed to straddle the Berlin-Hudson town line, will be considered by Special Town Meeting voters on May 14. The 7 p.m. meeting, in Berlin Memorial School, will consider rezoning land behind Gates Pond Road to allow for the commercial development by SullivanHayes of Farmington, Conn. - John Dyer

OPENING AT TOP - Town Administrator Sue Olsen will continue in her role for a few extra months, giving selectmen more time to find a suitable replacement, according to administrative assistant Lori Esposito. Olsen was originally scheduled to retire this month. - Matt Gunderson

NEW FIREFIGHTER PACT - Selectmen last week approved a contract with the town's firefighters after several months of negotiations. The agreement, which takes effect in July, gives firefighters annual 4 percent pay raises until 2011. - Calvin Hennick

SHAKESPEARE AT LIBRARY - The Wayland Public Library will begin a monthlong Shakespeare Festival on May 6, with the help of Holy Cross professor Helen Whall. For a schedule, call the library at 508-358-2311. - John M. Guilfoil