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Freetown Select Board Sets $225 Hourly Rate for Blizzard Loader Operators

FREETOWN -- March 2, 2026, Freetown Select Board sets blizzard equipment rate, warns of unsustainable school costs. The board voted unanimously Monday to pay private loader operators $225 per hour for their work during the February blizzard, pegging the rate to the state's approximately $223-per-hour figure; equipment

Somerset Conservation Commission Approves Four Projects, Continues Power Plant Battery Review

SOMERSET -- March 2, 2026, Somerset Conservation Commission approves four permits, continues former Montaup Power Plant wetland review to April 6. The commission voted unanimously at its March 2 meeting to issue orders of conditions for four separate projects: a private dock at 12 Annette Ave. for Jacqueline Esme, a dock

Acushnet Select Board Names Copper Police Chief, Hires Town Administrator

ACUSHNET -- February 27, 2026, Acushnet Select Board unanimously appointed Interim Police Chief Gary S. Copper as permanent chief and hired Adam Lamontagne as town administrator at a first-year salary of $139,000, with an April 1 start date, at a condensed Friday session. The board had conducted a formal

Norton Select Board Approves Bog Iron Brewing All-Alcohol License, Hears Fiscal Warning

Norton Select Board received a clean FY25 audit but a cautionary budget outlook at its February 26 meeting.

Somerset ZBA Approves All Six Applications at February Meeting

SOMERSET -- February 26, 2026, Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals cleared all six items on its February 26 docket, including two home occupation permits, an accessory dwelling unit variance, a car wash tree-buffer fix, and a hotel overflow parking expansion. The board approved special permits for a dry

Westport Finance Committee reviews $2.46M Diamond assessment and beach budget shortfall

Westport Finance Committee fields Diamond assessment, beach budget gap, and old high school stalemate.

Norton Planning Board continues all major hearings to March 17 amid snowstorm meeting

Norton Planning Board continues five active development hearings to March 17 after storm forces virtual session. Acting Chair Eric Norris, the board's clerk, led a five-member quorum after Chair Alan and Vice Chair Tim were absent from the February 24 meeting.

Norton Conservation Commission closes five hearings, continues Wheaton Estates subdivision review

Norton Conservation Commission continued its review of the 21-lot Wheaton Estates subdivision on Pine Street while closing hearings on five other filings at its February 23 meeting.

Acushnet Select Board Declares Local Emergency, Imposes Overnight Curfew During Blizzard

ACUSHNET -- February 23, 2026, Acushnet's Select Board declared a local state of emergency and banned non-essential travel through 6 a.m. Tuesday during a severe blizzard. Meeting in an emergency session Monday afternoon with only two of three members present, Chairman Robert Hinckley and one board member

Acushnet Planning Board Continues Two Solar Cases, Approves Tree Fund Payment

ACUSHNET -- February 20, 2026, Acushnet Planning Board continued two solar development cases and approved a $7,500 tree-replacement payment at its February 20 meeting. Chair Mark Francois continued the public hearing on a proposed contractor yard and storage building at Zero Middle Road, filed by Chris Ciano of Meat

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