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City Announces Portuguese Tall Ship Sagres Visit

New Bedford's waterfront drew notice this week as the city announced a visit from the Portuguese Navy tall ship Sagres. The City of New Bedford posted the news on its official website, framing the stop as a celebration of the city's historic maritime and Portuguese-American identity — a…

Mansfield airport construction, DPW road work begin this summer

Mansfield kicked off a major runway and taxiway upgrade project at its municipal airport this week alongside broader DPW summer construction, while the Town Manager announced plans for community focus groups to gather resident input on the town's budget. The airport work, at 265 Fruit S…

Fall River Subcommittee Cuts Three Ed-Tech Contracts, Advances Seven Curriculum Pilots

Fall River's Instructional Subcommittee voted to cut three underperforming educational technology contracts totaling $173,000 and referred a slate of curriculum pilots to the full School Committee at its July 15 meeting.

Acushnet Select Board Hires Health Agent, Awards Golf Course OPM to RTA

ACUSHNET — July 15, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board fills health agent vacancy, awards golf clubhouse OPM contract, and approves year-end transfers topping $420,000. The board voted unanimously July 15 to hire Jennifer Galey as health agent at $78,000 per year, citing her credentials as a Massachusetts soil evaluator,

Acushnet Finance Committee Approves End-of-Year Transfers, Taps Reserve Fund

ACUSHNET — July 15, 2026 — Acushnet Finance Committee closes fiscal year 2026 with unanimous approval of end-of-year deficit transfers. Meeting on the final day allowed by state statute, the committee approved a package of interdepartmental transfers that included $102,000 drawn from the reserve fund to cover a snow

Plainville Board of Health Adopts Body Works Regulations on Split 2-1 Vote

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — July 15, 2026 — Plainville Board of Health adopts body-works licensing regulations on a 2-1 vote, approves two land-use variances, and confronts a clerical staffing loss. Chairman Lou LeBlanc and Vice Chair T.J. Fairbanks voted July 15 to enact Chapter 580 Body Works Regulations, effective

Mansfield Select Board Votes 3-2 to Codify Pride and Juneteenth Flags in Town Policy

MANSFIELD — July 15, 2026 — Mansfield Select Board votes 3-2 to adopt flag policy explicitly naming Pride Progress and Juneteenth flags. The board approved Version 2 of a revised flag policy Tuesday, codifying the town's practice of flying the Pride Progress flag and the Juneteenth flag each June

Mansfield Select Board Votes 3-2 to Codify Pride and Juneteenth Flags in Town Policy

MANSFIELD — July 15, 2026 — Mansfield Select Board votes 3-2 to adopt flag policy explicitly naming Pride Progress and Juneteenth flags. The board approved Version 2 of a revised flag policy Tuesday, codifying the town's practice of flying the Pride Progress flag and the Juneteenth flag each June

Mansfield Planning Board Forms Working Group to Eliminate Mandatory Parking Minimums

MANSFIELD — July 15, 2026 — Mansfield Planning Board takes first formal step toward eliminating mandatory parking minimums. A board member who completed the Massachusetts Housing Leadership Academy presented a proposal arguing that Mansfield's parking mandates force developers to spend $50,000 to $100,000 per space — figures drawn from

Rehoboth Planning Board endorses Hillside Avenue lot split, eyes August solar decision

REHOBOTH — July 15, 2026 — Rehoboth Planning Board endorses a Hillside Avenue lot split and signals an August 5 target for an Anawan Solar decision. The board unanimously approved a Form A Approval Not Required plan carving a roughly 24,000-square-foot parcel from Joseph Grillo's 6.2-

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