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Mansfield Finance Committee approves $247,600 reserve transfer to close snow and ice deficit

MANSFIELD -- June 18, 2026, Mansfield Finance Committee retires a nearly $700,000 snow and ice deficit and hears a wide-ranging fiscal year 2027 update. The committee unanimously approved a $247,600 transfer from the general fund reserve, fully depleting that account, as the final major piece of a three-

Norton Select Board Sets Town Hall as September Primary Polling Location

NORTON -- June 18, 2026, Norton Select Board designates Town Hall as the September 1 primary polling site and hears police reaccreditation news. The board voted unanimously to hold the state primary at 72 East Main Street from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., after interim Town Clerk Stella Young

Dighton Conservation Commission Elects New Chair, Approves Smith Street Addition

DIGHTON -- June 18, 2026, Dighton Conservation Commission reorganizes leadership and issues new enforcement order at June meeting. The commission voted unanimously Thursday to elect a new chair, identified at the meeting as Dave, replacing the outgoing chair who stepped down after roughly five years in the role; Jason Lawrence was

Acushnet Planning Board Endorses Main Street Lot Consolidation for Animal Hospital Site

ACUSHNET -- June 18, 2026, Acushnet Planning Board unanimously endorses lot line adjustment at former Main Street animal hospital. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to approve an Approval Not Required plan transferring 15,046 square feet from Lot 139B at 265 Main Street, the site of a former animal hospital

Planning Board Approves Main Street Lot Transfer for Animal Hospital Sale

ACUSHNET -- June 18, 2026, Acushnet Planning Board unanimously approves lot-line adjustment clearing the way for a Main Street animal hospital sale. The board voted without objection Thursday to accept an Approval Not Required plan transferring 15,046 square feet from 265 Main Street, the site of a former animal

No Town Announcements or Outside Coverage Reach Freetown Desk June 18

No news reached the Townbrief Freetown desk for the June 18, 2026 cycle. The town's News Flash feed, Freetown Public Schools, and the Freetown Public Library produced no press releases or announcements in the 24-to-48-hour window, and no commercial outlets — including Patch, MetroWest D…

Fall River Public Library Launches Summer Hours, Adds Salem and Rhode Island Museum Passes

The Fall River Public Library is the day's main mover, shifting to its summer schedule and unveiling new free resources for cardholders. Effective this week through Labor Day, the library at 104 North Main Street is open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.…

No Westport News Filed in the June 18 Cycle

No news reached the Townbrief Westport desk for the June 17–18 window. No Town Hall News Flash items, school district notices, library announcements, or commercial-outlet stories covering Westport were available in this cycle. No primary-source press releases arrived via the westportnew…

Mansfield Select Board Defers Flag Policy Vote, Awaits Revised Draft

MANSFIELD -- June 17, 2026, Mansfield Select Board defers flag policy vote and unanimously overhauls inspector pay to recapture roughly $90,000 a year. At the Wednesday, June 17 meeting, Town Counsel Brendan Linhares told the board that its draft flag policy reads as government speech rather than a public forum,

Mansfield Select Board Defers Flag Policy Vote, Awaits Revised Draft

MANSFIELD -- June 17, 2026, Mansfield Select Board defers flag policy vote and unanimously overhauls inspector pay to recapture roughly $90,000 a year. At the Wednesday, June 17 meeting, Town Counsel Brendan Linhares told the board that its draft flag policy reads as government speech rather than a public forum,

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