The Hubbardston Cultural Council met Nov. 4 to review 36 grant applications, discuss three outstanding 2025 reimbursement requests, and plan public outreach including a revised community survey. Members agreed to rank all applications individually, have the rankings aggregated for the Nov. 11 meeting and to open the public survey by June 1, 2026. The council noted $7,717 available for grants against roughly $59,850 requested.