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Easton Select Board approves $2.6 million in fire, infrastructure contracts at June meeting

EASTON -- June 8, 2026, Easton Select Board approves millions in fire department training gear and public works contracts at its June 8 meeting. The board unanimously approved a $314,311.05 contract with SafeWear Inc. for firefighter training simulators, including a blacked-out confined-space maze, a pump simulator, and

Easton Conservation Commission Continues New Pond Invasive Plant Hearing, Splits on Herbicide Use

EASTON -- June 8, 2026, Easton Conservation Commission splits over herbicide use in New Pond as five permit applications are continued. The commission held more than an hour of debate at its June 8 remote meeting over whether to authorize aquatic herbicide treatment, using fluridone-based Sonar and procella core, across

Westport Library Trustees Vote to Bar Generative AI Materials From Collection

WESTPORT -- June 8, 2026, Westport Library Trustees formally ban generative AI materials from the library's collection. The Board of Library Trustees voted unanimously June 8 to amend the library's collection development policy, adding language under the scope of collection section specifying that "materials compiled using

Norton Conservation Commission Orders Peer Review for Old Colony Road Commercial Building Revision

NORTON -- June 8, 2026, Norton Conservation Commission requires stormwater peer review before advancing Old Colony Road commercial building amendment. The commission voted unanimously at its June 8 meeting to require an independent peer review of stormwater plans for a proposed two-story commercial building at 416 Old Colony Road, after

Plainville Select Board authorizes $10.6 million water treatment loan, declares drought

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 8, 2026, Plainville Select Board locks in $10.6 million zero-percent water loan and declares drought. The board voted unanimously June 8 to authorize an interim loan note not to exceed $10,600,000 from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust at zero percent interest, the second

Dartmouth Select Board Unanimously Removes Three Historic District Commission Members

DARTMOUTH -- June 8, 2026, Dartmouth Select Board votes unanimously to remove three Russells Mills Historic District Commission members. The board voted at a June 8 special meeting to revoke the appointments of Gerard Koot, Janet Stanton, and Michael Woyciechouski, following findings that all three participated in an unauthorized, non-public

Plainville School Committee Appoints Kevin Cormier, Reorganizes Subcommittees After Wave of Departures

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 4, 2026, Plainville School Committee appoints Kevin Cormier to fill vacancy left by Jennifer Maloney-Plant's resignation. The joint School Committee and Select Board session on June 4 voted unanimously to seat Cormier, who told the boards his priority would be translating district business into

Somerset Zoning Board Continues 168-Megawatt Battery Storage Hearing to July

SOMERSET -- June 4, 2026, Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals continued its review of a proposed 168-megawatt commercial battery energy storage facility at 1606 Riverside Avenue, adjourning to July 16 after hearing a redesigned site plan and extended public comment. Developer Flatiron Energy Project Manager Hannah Larkin presented

Norton Select Board Approves Pride Month Signs on Town Common in 3-2 Vote

NORTON -- June 4, 2026, Norton Select Board voted 3-2 Thursday to allow up to four Pride Month signs on the town common through the end of June, a decision that prompted a heated floor protest from a resident who said the board had previously cited legal constraints to block

Planning Board approves gas station waivers, advances chicken and flood bylaws

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 4, 2026, North Attleborough Planning Board advances gas station waivers, backyard-chicken bylaw, and floodplain update in one busy night. The board voted 4-0 on each of three waivers for Route 85 Realty Corp.'s proposed Imperial Gas Station and Country Store at 563 South

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