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Acushnet Select Board Imposes Spending Freeze Amid $250,000 Snow Deficit

ACUSHNET -- April 29, 2026, Acushnet Select Board votes to freeze all non-contractual spending through fiscal year end. Citing a roughly $250,000 snow-and-ice removal deficit and additional departmental overtime overruns, the board unanimously authorized Town Administrator Adam LaMontagne to issue an immediate spending freeze memo to all

Acushnet School Committee Eyes Eight-Position Cut in Constraint-Driven FY27 Budget

ACUSHNET -- April 29, 2026, Acushnet School Committee holds required FY27 budget hearing, sets May 12 vote on constraint-driven plan that eliminates eight positions. Superintendent Dr. Bailey and Business Manager Petronio presented four spending scenarios ranging from a needs-driven increase of more than $1.9 million down to a

Freetown Boards Approve Demolition Order, Back 20-Year Declining Debt Plan

FREETOWN -- April 29, 2026, Freetown Select Board authorizes emergency demolition of fire-damaged home and locks in debt structure for $7.5 million community building loan. Meeting jointly with the Finance Committee on April 29, both boards voted unanimously to endorse a 20-year declining debt service plan for a

Somerset Finance Committee Approves $17,596 Reserve Transfer, Hears Sewer Petition

SOMERSET -- April 29, 2026, Somerset Finance Committee hears citizen push to pause sewer plant overhaul and form Fall River regional district. The committee voted unanimously to approve a $17,596.24 reserve fund transfer covering three assessor's office shortfalls, a $912 longevity calculation error, a $6,127.29

Seekonk Select Board votes to sell County Street Fire Station, backs fire staffing budget

SEEKONK -- April 29, 2026, Seekonk Select Board votes to sell former County Street fire station and backs fire budget over Finance Committee objections. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to direct Town Administrator Sean Cadim to prepare 170 County Street for public sale, requiring soil contamination testing before any listing, with

Rehoboth Finance Committee Approves $15 Million Budget, Raises PFAS and Snow Funding

REHOBOTH -- April 29, 2026, Rehoboth Finance Committee locked in its annual town meeting warrant recommendations, including a $15,073,790 operating budget and nearly $477,200 in snow deficit spending. Meeting April 29, the committee voted unanimously on all articles, raising the fiscal year 2026 PFAS remediation appropriation from $50,

Westport Sets 36-Article Warrant for May 5 Annual Town Meeting

Westport's 2026 Annual Town Meeting will take up 36 warrant articles on May 5 at the Middle High School Auditorium. Town Administrator Chris Vitale outlined the warrant in a recorded public-information address tied to a preview session held April 28 at Town Hall.

Rehoboth School Committee Elects Morse Vice Chair After Four-Ballot Stalemate

REHOBOTH -- April 28, 2026, Rehoboth's School Committee elected Chris Andrade chair unanimously but needed four rounds of balloting to seat Aaron Morse as vice chair at its April 28 reorganization meeting. Three successive votes each deadlocked 6-4 between Morse and challenger Joe Luca before Superintendent Bill Rooney,

Conservation Commission Issues Cease-and-Desist at 30 Star Lane After Compliance Failures

REHOBOTH -- April 28, 2026, Rehoboth's Conservation Commission issued a cease-and-desist enforcement order at 30 Star Lane and advanced permits for three properties at its April 28 meeting. A commissioner's site visit found that the owner of 30 Star Lane had pulled wetland-boundary stakes,

Dighton Board of Health Tables Bag Bids, Approves $3,000 for Swap Shed

DIGHTON -- April 28, 2026, Dighton Board of Health tables trash bag contract bids and approves swap shed funding amid a staffing dispute. The two-member board, Chair Tammy Mello and Clerk Vincent Hebert, meeting via Zoom on April 28, voted unanimously to table both the Pay As You Throw bag

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