Dighton Stormwater Committee Awaits MACS Solar Farm Engineering Decision
Dighton's Stormwater Committee pressed for action on an unresolved MACS Solar Farm stormwater dispute as a downhill abutter raised safety concerns at the January 21 meeting.
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Taunton Finance Subcommittee Tables $98,000 in Procurement Card Charges
TAUNTON -- January 21, 2026, Taunton School Committee tables $98,000 in procurement card charges and hears dramatic early literacy gains at January 21 meeting. The Finance and Law Subcommittee voted 3-0 to table approval of four months of P-card spending, $98,126 year to date, with roughly $47,
Norton Planning Board continues three housing projects amid pushback
Norton Planning Board continues three major housing hearings after Pine Street residents protest years of overlapping construction.
Westport Finance Committee Hears Four FY27 Budgets, No Votes Taken
Westport Finance Committee reviews four FY27 budgets, with fire staffing and a broken elevator leading debate.
Westport Conservation Approves Landscape Yard, Challenges Beach Road Widening Plan
Westport Conservation Commission approves Main Road landscape storage yard and challenges proposed Horseneck Beach road widening.
Dighton Board of Health Adopts Dumpster and Portable Toilet Regulations
DIGHTON -- January 20, 2026, Dighton Board of Health formally adopts dumpster and portable toilet regulations at January meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve both policies at its January 20 meeting, with clerk Vincent Hebert reading the full dumpster regulation text into the record as required. The dumpster policy, dated
Acushnet Select Board Launches Golf Clubhouse RFQ, Charter Cooling-Off Period Repealed
ACUSHNET -- January 20, 2026, Acushnet Select Board clears eight votes in one session, moving a golf clubhouse procurement and a solar pilot toward action. The board unanimously authorized the Golf Management Committee to begin developing an owner's project manager request for qualifications for a new golf course clubhouse,
Dighton CPC Approves Eligibility for Lions Club Spratt Field Bleacher Replacement
Dighton's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved eligibility for a Lions Club proposal to replace the condemned 1970s-era concrete bleachers at Spratt Field.
Acushnet Conservation Commission Approves Morse's Lane Home, Farm Cleanup at January Meeting
ACUSHNET -- January 15, 2026, Acushnet Conservation Commission approves new home near Deep Brook and votes to allow abandoned farm cleanup. The commission voted unanimously at its January 15 meeting to issue an order of conditions for a single-family dwelling on Morse's Lane, filed by Morris Lane LLC
Norton School Committee approves new internship, AP business courses
Norton School Committee approves two new high school courses as teacher contract tension boils over.