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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 School Committee Ratifies Three-Year Teachers Contract With 2.25 Percent Year-One Raise

MANSFIELD -- June 17, 2026, Mansfield School Committee ratifies three-year MEA contract and approves bus driver deal at wide-ranging June 17 meeting. The committee and Town Manager Mallory Ehrenstein voted unanimously in executive session to ratify a 2026-2029 contract with the Mansfield Educators Association covering salary increases of

Dighton Stormwater Committee Rejects Developer Bid to Drop $10,300 Inspection Fee

DIGHTON -- June 17, 2026, Dighton Stormwater Committee holds firm on $10,300 engineering fee despite developer legal threat. Chair Nancy Gulak read aloud a May 19 letter from attorney Michael P. O'Shaughnessy, representing ZES LLC, the owner of a commercial self-storage development at 2231 Elm Street, arguing

Westport Housing Authority Eyes Voucher Program to Ease Long Public Housing Waitlist

WESTPORT -- June 17, 2026, Westport Housing Authority hears state budget falls $16 million short, weighs voucher program. The authority's executive director reported at the June 17 meeting that the statewide housing authority operating budget was set at $117 million, a 2 percent increase over the prior year but

Taunton School Committee Approves $3 Million in Bills, Honors Softball Champions

TAUNTON -- June 17, 2026, Taunton School Committee closes fiscal year 2026 with $3 million in approvals and early college milestone. The committee unanimously approved a bills payable warrant of $2,998,929.72 at its June 17 meeting, including a three-year, $749,513 purchase of the Wonders reading curriculum

Seekonk Select Board Awards Arcade Avenue Contract to Higher Bidder, Citing Prior Project Failures

SEEKONK -- June 17, 2026, Seekonk's Select Board voted 3-2 to bypass the low bidder and award a $2.67 million-plus paving contract to J.H. Lynch and Sons for Arcade Avenue and Oak Hill Avenue work. The board rejected a recommendation from Town Administrator Sean Cadeen

Tri-County School Building Hits 50 Percent Complete, Budget Drops to $281 Million

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 17, 2026, Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School Committee hears $281 million building is halfway done, approves adult education policy updates. Owner's Project Manager Trip Elmore of Doran Whittier told the committee June 17 that the new school building is 50 percent complete by cost

North Attleborough Board of Health Approves Toll Brothers Senior Housing Permit at Heather Hill

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 17, 2026, North Attleborough's Board of Health approved an Environmental Health Impact Permit for Toll Brothers' Regency at Heather Hill senior housing development at 149 West Bacon Street and ratified the town's first housing condemnation order at its June 17 meeting. Board

Easton Housing Authority Authorizes $465,000 Grant Bid, Rejects State Contract Changes

Easton Housing Authority backs new director's contract and a $465,000 creative placemaking grant bid.

Easton Environmental Stewardship Committee Reorganizes, Names McCafferty as New Chair

Easton's Environmental Stewardship Committee reorganized Monday and opened a push to regulate data centers before any facility can arrive unannounced. The committee voted 5-0 to name Carolyn McCafferty as chair effective July 1, replacing Christina Rufford, who has led the body for several years.

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