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Dartmouth Finance Committee Reviews $3.7 Million CPC Package, Hears Farm Fund Pitch

DARTMOUTH -- April 2, 2026, Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews a $3.7 million CPC warrant and learns all 11 municipal unions have agreed to a health insurance switch. Community Preservation Committee Chair Buddy Baker Smith presented six FY27 warrant articles totaling $3,696,194, the largest CPC slate in at least

Norton School Committee Opens 15 High School Choice Seats, Eyes Up to 10 Staff Cuts

Norton School Committee opens 15 school choice seats for fall 2026 while bracing for up to $1.6 million in budget cuts.

Dighton Planning Board Approves Center Street Mixed-Use Permit With Operating-Hours Condition

DIGHTON -- April 1, 2026, Dighton Planning Board approves mixed-use special permit at Center Street, continues Hart Street subdivision to May. The board unanimously approved a special permit and site plan for Kyle Lagoch and Brad Staples at 553 and 543 Center Street on Wednesday following a completed peer review

Taunton School Committee Approves Outdoor Graduation, Receives $140 Million FY27 Budget Plan

TAUNTON -- April 1, 2026, Taunton School Committee receives $140.3 million FY27 budget proposal with no staff cuts, approves outdoor graduation for record class. Superintendent John Cabral presented the preliminary spending plan at the April 1 meeting, warning that Student Opportunity Act increases are over and that the district will

Rehoboth School Committee Sets June 26 as Final Student Day After Blizzard Waivers

REHOBOTH -- April 1, 2026, Rehoboth School Committee unanimously approves June 26 as the last day of school following a state waiver tied to this winter's historic snowfall. At a special April 1 meeting at the Harrington Library Media Center, Superintendent Rooney told the committee that the Department of

Rehoboth Planning Board Eyes October Deadline on State Clean Energy Permitting Portal

REHOBOTH -- April 1, 2026, Rehoboth Planning Board releases a stalled solar bond and hears warnings about a looming state clean energy permitting deadline. The board voted unanimously to release the construction bond on a 2018-approved but unbuilt solar project at 297 Winthrop Street after the original company exited, and

Dighton Assessors Approve More Than $11,400 in Abatements and Exemptions

DIGHTON -- April 1, 2026, Dighton Board of Assessors approved more than $11,400 in combined motor vehicle and real estate abatements and exemptions at its April 1 meeting. The board, with members Eric Easterday and Nancy Gulbach present alongside the chairwoman, unanimously passed eleven separate abatement, exemption, and warrant-commitment

Norton Planning Board approves marijuana shop, 21-lot subdivision, and mixed-use building

Norton Planning Board approved a marijuana retail facility, a 21-lot cluster subdivision, and a four-story mixed-use building in a single late-running session March 31.

Acushnet Select Board installs new town administrator, hires police officer

ACUSHNET -- March 31, 2026, Acushnet Select Board welcomed a new town administrator, hired a police officer, and reorganized its leadership in a wide-ranging March 31 session. Adam LaMontagne, whose contract had already been signed, was introduced to the public by outgoing Chairman David Warner and set to begin work

Conservation Commission Continues DCR Horseneck Beach Road Widening Hearing to May

WESTPORT -- March 31, 2026, Westport Conservation Commission continues disputed Horseneck Beach road widening hearing to May after sharp public pushback. The commission voted unanimously March 31 to push the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation's Notice of Intent for the Horseneck Beach Roadway Maintenance Improvement Project, SE802822, to

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