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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

Mansfield Select Board appoints five to Planning Board amid budget debate

MANSFIELD -- June 3, 2026, Mansfield Select Board fills Planning Board vacancies and hears financial risk warning from town treasurer. The board Wednesday appointed Bryan Haworth as a full voting member and Kaitlyn Malkin and Michael Parsons as associate members of the Planning Board, restoring capacity after quorum problems this spring;

Dighton Appoints Interim Building Inspector, Advances Regional Service Agreements with Berkeley

DIGHTON -- June 3, 2026, Dighton and Berkeley move toward shared animal control and public health staffing in a joint board session. The Dighton Select Board and Berkeley Board of Selectmen met June 3 at Bristol Agricultural School to advance draft intermunicipal agreements for shared animal control officer and Board of

Taunton School Committee adopts $140.3 million budget, extends superintendent four years

TAUNTON -- June 3, 2026, Taunton School Committee adopts $140.3 million budget for FY27 and extends superintendent's contract four years. The committee voted 7-0 at its June 3 meeting to approve expenditures of $140,277,587, drawing $135,231,802 from city appropriations and rolling over fiscal

Rehoboth Planning Board Hears State Briefing on New Clean Energy Permitting Rules

REHOBOTH -- June 3, 2026, Rehoboth Planning Board grills state official on battery storage safety under new clean energy permitting law. Connor Rockett of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources presented the board with the consolidated local permitting process created under the 2024 climate act, which becomes available to applicants statewide

Norton School Committee Approves $37.9 Million FY27 Budget at Final Spring Meeting

NORTON -- June 3, 2026, Norton School Committee approves $37.9 million FY27 budget and new middle school science curriculum. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to ratify the $37,872,686 fiscal year 2027 school department budget approved at town meeting, and separately adopted Lab-Aids as the district's

Dighton Board of Health Approves Betterment Loan for Buck Plain Road Property

DIGHTON -- June 3, 2026, Dighton Board of Health unanimously approves betterment loan for 2001 Buck Plain Road at special meeting. Chairperson Tammy Mello, Clerk Vincent Hebert, and Member Christopher Isibor convened the brief special Zoom meeting on June 3 with a single agenda item. Mello noted the property owner had

Mansfield School Committee Approves Superintendent Contract at $204,500

MANSFIELD -- June 2, 2026, Mansfield School Committee votes 4-0 to extend Superintendent Michelle McEwen's contract at $204,500 annually. The committee, meeting June 2, returned from executive session to approve a one-year extension pushing McEwen's contract to June 30, 2029, with a minimum 2.

Easton Human Rights Committee Finalizes Pride Event With $4,200 Budget Remaining

EASTON -- June 2, 2026, Easton Human Rights Committee locks in Pride event logistics with roughly $4,217 in reserve. The committee, meeting June 2, reviewed a treasurer's report showing $1,650 in recent donations from sponsors including Nico, Village Speech, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and Bella Real Estate,

Easton Human Rights Committee Finalizes Pride Event With $4,200 Budget Remaining

EASTON -- June 2, 2026, Easton Human Rights Committee locks in Pride event logistics with roughly $4,217 in reserve. The committee, meeting June 2, reviewed a treasurer's report showing $1,650 in recent donations from sponsors including Nico, Village Speech, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and Bella Real Estate,

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