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Dighton Finance Committee Approves FY27 Department Budgets, Defers Police Vehicle Requests

DIGHTON -- April 16, 2026, Dighton Finance Committee votes through most FY27 department budgets, punting police vehicle requests to April 22. Meeting more than two dozen department lines Thursday, the committee approved a revised public library budget of $315,984, nearly 20 percent below the original submission following a staff retirement

Westport Bike Committee Confirms Earth Day Recycling Event and Bay Coast Bank Grant

WESTPORT -- April 16, 2026, Westport Bike and Walking Committee confirms Earth Day bicycle recycling event and secures $10,000 matching grant. The committee voted unanimously to approve its March 19 minutes and confirmed that an Earth Day bicycle recycling event will be held Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.

Somerset Board of Health Asserts Review Authority Over Proposed Battery Storage Facility

SOMERSET -- April 16, 2026, Somerset Board of Health asserts oversight authority over proposed Riverside Avenue battery storage facility. At an April 16 informational session, Michael Hugo, Director of Strategy and Government Relations for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, told the three-member board that it holds broad powers under

Norton Select Board Backs $200 Million Senior Housing Campus, Recommends Downtown Redesign

NORTON -- April 16, 2026, Norton Select Board unanimously backs $200 million senior campus redevelopment and downtown intersection study at April 16 reorganization meeting. Newly elected Chair Roger Maussan led the board as it voted to authorize Town Manager Mark Gould to sign a letter of support for the Daggett Crandall

Dighton Conservation Commission Hires Nover Environmental to Delineate Two Courtland Road Parcels

DIGHTON -- April 16, 2026, Dighton Conservation Commission approves four-bay garage, hires low-bid consultant for two wetland delineations. At its April 16 regular meeting, the commission voted unanimously to approve a Notice of Intent for a four-bay contractor-condominium at 553 Center Street filed by Tyla Gooch, with

Dartmouth Finance Committee Reviews $113 Million Draft FY27 Budget With 4.5 Percent Increase

DARTMOUTH -- April 16, 2026, Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews $113 million FY27 budget built on one-time stabilization draws. Finance Director Gary Carreiro and Town Administrator Cody Taber walked the committee through a department-by-department draft budget of approximately $113 million for fiscal year 2027, a roughly 4.5 percent

Dighton Open Space Committee Sends Plan Draft to Regional Agency for Final Formatting

DIGHTON -- April 15, 2026, Dighton Open Space Committee votes unanimously to advance its long-awaited Open Space and Recreation Plan to the regional planning agency. The five-member committee, chaired by Jonathan Gale, completed deliberations on Goal 4 of the plan at its April 15 meeting, assigning priority levels to

Acushnet School Committee votes to move fifth grade back to elementary school

ACUSHNET -- April 15, 2026, Acushnet School Committee unanimously approved moving fifth grade back to the elementary school and advanced a constraint-driven FY27 budget requesting $1 million more from the town. Superintendent Dr. Bailey and Business Manager Aldo Petronio presented four budget scenarios at the April 15 meeting, warning that

Westport ZBA Continues Reed Road ADU Hearing, Cites Incomplete Plans and Oversize Request

WESTPORT -- April 15, 2026, Westport Zoning Board continues two property hearings and schedules a site visit, taking no final votes. The board on April 15 continued a contentious 112 Reed Road accessory dwelling unit application by the Francoeur family to June 10, with members expressing serious doubt about a proposal

Westport Personnel Board Backs Bylaw Overhaul, Votes 3-1 to Recommend Town Meeting Approval

WESTPORT -- April 15, 2026, Westport Personnel Board votes 3-1 to recommend a town meeting bylaw overhaul that would shift HR administration from the board to the town administrator. Meeting remotely on April 15, the four-member board also voted unanimously 4-0 to reclassify the director of senior services

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