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Easton School Committee Approves Three Contracts, Authorizes Regional State Budget Letter

EASTON -- June 16, 2026, Easton School Committee approves three service contracts and hears middle school schedule overhaul plan. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to renew its food service agreement with Aramark, with per-meal fees rising 3.9 percent to 13 cents administrative and 13.5 cents management under a

Easton School Committee Approves Three Contracts, Authorizes Regional State Budget Letter

EASTON -- June 16, 2026, Easton School Committee approves three service contracts and hears middle school schedule overhaul plan. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to renew its food service agreement with Aramark, with per-meal fees rising 3.9 percent to 13 cents administrative and 13.5 cents management under a

Easton Historical Commission Unanimously Declares 91 Union Street Historically Significant

EASTON -- June 16, 2026, Easton Historical Commission votes unanimously to protect 18th-century Monk House from demolition. The five-member panel voted 5-0 at its June 16 remote meeting to declare the Monk House at 91 Union Street historically significant under criteria B, C, and D of the town&

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee Elects Ferreira Chair, Bypasses Pasternak for Vice Chair Over Training Lapse

SOMERSET -- June 16, 2026, Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee elects new leadership, bypasses member over missed state training. The committee unanimously elected Kim Ferreira as chair at its June 16 reorganization meeting, then voted five to one to seat Robert Gaw as vice chair over member John Pasternak after outgoing

Norton Planning Board Targets Four Zoning Bylaw Changes for October Town Meeting

NORTON -- June 16, 2026, Norton Planning Board eyes four zoning bylaw changes for October 19 Town Meeting. The board spent the bulk of its June 16 meeting workshopping a slate of potential fall warrant articles, including a fiscal impact analysis requirement for site plan review, drafted by former member Eric

Plainville School Committee Unanimously Appoints New Director of Student Services

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 16, 2026, Plainville School Committee unanimously appoints Candace Andrade as its next Director of Student Services. The four-member board voted 4-0 at its June 16 Zoom meeting to approve Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Parson's recommendation, filling the post vacated by Barbara Serwanka, who is

North Attleborough Commission Closes Gas Station Wetland Hearing, Rejects Fire-Rebuild Emergency Bid

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 16, 2026, North Attleborough Conservation Commission closes gas station wetland hearing and rejects fire-rebuild emergency bid. The commission voted unanimously June 16 to close the public hearing on a Notice of Intent for 563 South Washington Street, where Royalty Corporation proposes to install underground storage tanks

Dighton Board of Health tables PAYT bag contract, orders new septic sand rules

DIGHTON -- June 16, 2026, Dighton Board of Health tables trash bag vendor decision and adopts two new septic regulations. Meeting by Zoom on June 16, the three-member board, Chair Tammy Mello, Christopher Isibor, and Vincent Hebert, voted unanimously to table a Pay-As-You-Throw bag contract after Health

Fall River Library Opens Summer Hours, Adds Two Museum Passes

Fall River's public library entered its summer schedule this week, closing Saturdays and trimming Friday hours through Labor Day. The library — open at 104 North Main Street Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — also announced two new museum passes: the…

Swansea Library Keeps Outdoor Story Time Running at the Dam This Summer

A quiet Tuesday in Swansea offered little from Town Hall or the school district as the Swansea Free Public Library's weekly Outdoor Story Time drew families to the Swansea Dam at 10:30 a.m. No town announcements, school news, or commercial-outlet stories crossed the wire in the overnigh…

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