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Easton Board of Health Closes 305 Turnpike Case, Approves Two $45,000 Septic Loans

EASTON -- May 11, 2026, Easton Board of Health approves $90,000 in septic betterment loans and closes long-running 305 Turnpike Street housing case. The board unanimously approved $45,000 betterment loans for 10 Maple Street and 5 Kenneyland Street, both with failing cesspools, at its May 11 meeting; the

Dartmouth Select Board Signs Town Meeting Warrants, Backs $113 Million Budget

DARTMOUTH -- May 11, 2026, Dartmouth Select Board approves $113 million budget warrant and revives police station study panel. The board voted unanimously Monday to recommend 25 of 28 articles on the spring Annual Town Meeting warrant, with the full $113,389,515 FY2027 operating budget among them, and also signed

Dartmouth Planning Board withdraws Article 24 zoning bylaw from Spring Town Meeting warrant

DARTMOUTH -- May 11, 2026, Dartmouth Planning Board pulls zoning article, elects new leadership amid state housing legislation uncertainty. The board voted 5-0 at its May 11 virtual meeting to withdraw its sponsorship of proposed Article 24 site plan review bylaw amendments and to ask the Select Board to remove

Acushnet Finance Committee Recommends Warrant Articles Covering Safety Gear, School Boilers

ACUSHNET -- May 7, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee votes to recommend more than two dozen town warrant articles, including $330,000 in free cash spending. Town Administrator Jamie Kelly walked the panel through a draft warrant covering public safety equipment, school infrastructure, and enterprise fund transfers at the May 7 meeting

Dartmouth Finance Committee Clears FY27 Warrant, Rejects Police Station Petition on Legal Grounds

DARTMOUTH -- May 7, 2026, Dartmouth Finance Committee completes FY27 warrant review, rejects police station reuse petition on procurement grounds. The committee voted 0-7 against recommending a citizens petition to create a Police Station Reuse Committee, with Town Administrator Cody Andrade citing Massachusetts procurement law Chapter 30B, which bars volunteer

Norton Select Board chair, town manager preview $11.4M roof, budget at Town Meeting preview

Norton officials preview a packed Town Meeting warrant headlined by an $11.4 million school roof. Select Board Chair Roger Marsan and Town Manager Mark Gould taped a public walkthrough of key articles ahead of the annual Town Meeting set for May 18 at 7 p.m. at the High School Auditorium.

Mansfield Select Board Raises Xfinity Fees, Shifts Retiree Health Costs

MANSFIELD -- May 6, 2026, Mansfield Select Board approves renegotiated Xfinity Center license and shifts retiree health costs. The board voted unanimously May 6 to approve a new annual Xfinity Center license agreement raising the administrative fee from $25,000 to $30,000, adding mandatory preseason and postseason meetings, and adopting

Taunton Schools Land $1.1M State Grant for Construction Trades Equipment

TAUNTON -- May 6, 2026, Taunton Public Schools secured a $1.1 million Chapter 74 vocational expansion grant, the largest in district history, at the School Committee's May 6 meeting. Superintendent John Cabral announced the award, down from the district's $1.5 million request, at the Governor

Planning Board Endorses Reynolds Avenue Land Swap, Eyes Solar Permitting Deadline

REHOBOTH -- May 6, 2026, Rehoboth Planning Board unanimously endorsed a minor land swap at 98 Reynolds Avenue and opened a lengthy discussion on a new state solar permitting law with an October 1 compliance deadline. The board approved a Form A plan swapping equal slivers of land between 98 and

Norton School Committee reseats Callahan as chair, tables elementary improvement plan vote

NORTON -- May 6, 2026, Norton School Committee reorganizes, tables elementary improvement plan, and receives first AI task force briefing. At its May 6 meeting, the committee re-elected Justine Callahan as chair and named Dan Schleicher vice chair, seating newly elected member Heather Forbes at the same session. Principals Thomas

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