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Acushnet Finance Committee Approves Level-Funded FY27 Budgets, Advances Warrant Articles

ACUSHNET -- May 18, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee approves level-funded FY27 departmental budgets and three warrant articles at May 18 meeting. The committee voted unanimously to recommend 18 level-funded departmental budgets, including street lights at $27,350, veterans at $142,397, ice and snow at $110,000, and parks

Mansfield Board of Health suspends Town News tobacco permit, levies $5,000 fine

MANSFIELD -- May 14, 2026, Mansfield Board of Health fines Town News $5,000 and suspends its tobacco permit for two days after a third violation in two years. Regional health inspector Paul Gilpin of the Bristol-Norfolk Public Health Partners Coalition observed a customer walk behind the counter of the

Easton School Committee Unanimously Appoints Ann Weintraub as Next Assistant Superintendent

EASTON -- May 14, 2026, Easton School Committee unanimously appoints Ann Weintraub as the district's next assistant superintendent. The committee voted 5-0 Thursday to approve Superintendent Dr. Theresa Cabral's recommendation to elevate Weintraub, the district's director of curriculum and English language learners and a

Easton Council on Aging Loses Three and a Half Positions, Pool Stays Closed

EASTON -- May 14, 2026, Easton's Council on Aging reported the loss of three and a half full-time equivalent positions and confirmed its outdoor pool will remain closed this summer. Meeting without its chair or vice chair on May 14, the board heard from the COA director that

Norton Select Board Advances Personnel Bylaw Article to Town Meeting Over Two Dissenting Votes

NORTON -- May 14, 2026, Norton Select Board votes 3-2 to send contested HR staffing article to May 18 town meeting. The board approved Town Meeting Warrant Article 5, which would add a Human Resources Generalist and Director of Senior Services to the town's non-union compensation schedule,

Dighton Approves Police Vehicle Lease, Signs Town Meeting Warrant

Dighton boards finalize town meeting warrant, approve police vehicle lease, and receive $27.7 million fire station estimate.

Dighton Assessors Recommend Town Waive Right on 80-Acre William Street Parcel

Dighton Board of Assessors unanimously recommends the town waive its right of first refusal on an 80-acre William Street parcel enrolled in Chapter 61A.

Acushnet Conservation Commission clears 12-unit over-55 development on Middle Road

ACUSHNET -- May 13, 2026, Acushnet Conservation Commission unanimously approved an amended drainage order, a 12-unit over-55 development, and a septic upgrade at its May 13 meeting. Attorney Jim Marsh and engineer Steve Cavallo of Firland Corporation won approval of revised plans for 185 Manapoised Road that eliminate a

Mansfield Planning Board Adjourns Without Action After Quorum Fails

MANSFIELD -- May 13, 2026, Mansfield Planning Board adjourns without conducting business after failing to reach a quorum May 13. A board representative opened the session, announced that not enough members were present to proceed, and dismissed the meeting within minutes. All agenda items, including any pending applications and land-use

Dighton approves single police vehicle lease, defers second to fall

DIGHTON -- May 13, 2026, Dighton Select Board and Finance Committee approved one police administrative vehicle on a five-year lease and received a $27.7 million fire station feasibility study at a lengthy joint session May 13. The two boards, working through a warrant that left roughly $56,000 in

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