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Mansfield Select Board Sets Five FY27 Goals, Eyes TOD Parking Alternatives

MANSFIELD — July 8, 2026 — Mansfield Select Board sets five draft goals for FY27, flags $32 million parking garage as TOD obstacle. At a July 8 workshop, the board coalesced around five priority areas — economic development, municipal needs and long-range planning, GATRA transit expansion, housing opportunities outside the downtown, and

Fall River Planning Board tables Spring Street road project for fourth time, endorses Highcrest Road land split

FALL RIVER — July 8, 2026 — Fall River Planning Board tables Spring Street road work for a fourth straight month and endorses a Highcrest Road lot split. The board voted 5-0 at its July 8 meeting to table the Spring Street roadway reconstruction petition — filed under City Ordinance Section 66-

Seekonk Select Board Votes 3-2 to Put South Fire Station Debt Exclusion on November Ballot

SEEKONK — July 8, 2026 — Seekonk Select Board splits 3-2 to put South Fire Station debt exclusion on November ballot. The board voted at its July 8 meeting to place the Proposition 2 1/2 override question on the November 3, 2026 state general election ballot, with Chair Gary Sagar,

Town Implements Stage 2 Water Restrictions Amid Summer Heat

North Attleborough imposed Stage 2 outdoor water restrictions as summer heat persists, while the town's 250th Anniversary celebration rolls on with free concerts at the Town Hall Gazebo July 8, 9 and 11. Fire Chief Christopher Coleman recognized department promotions, new hires and serv…

Mansfield Confirms West Street Water Service Restored After Main Break

Mansfield water service returns to normal on West Street even as townwide Phase III outdoor watering restrictions, imposed June 10, remain mandatory for residents. The Town Manager's office will hold community focus groups this summer to gather resident input on the town's budget plan, …

Norton Planning Board Continues Mansfield Avenue Mixed-Use Review to August

Norton Planning Board continues Mansfield Avenue mixed-use project review, fields informal Amazon van lot pitch.

Westport Conservation Commission Approves First Formal Barrier Beach Management Plan

Westport Conservation Commission approves barrier beach management plan for three public ways.

Dighton Finance Committee approves five fund transfers, elects Stebbins chair

Dighton Finance Committee reorganizes for fiscal year 2026 and clears five fund transfers totaling roughly $23,000. The committee unanimously elected Jake Stebbins as chair and Ron as secretary at its July 7 organizational meeting before approving all five transfer requests without dissent.

Conservation Commission Refers Three Old Fall River Road Violations to Town Counsel

Dartmouth Conservation Commission votes to pursue legal action over repeated wetland violations on Old Fall River Road.

Rehoboth Conservation Commission Continues Mason Street Wetland Cases to July 21

REHOBOTH — July 7, 2026 — Rehoboth Conservation Commission unanimously continued three Mason Street wetland applications and called for its third-party consultant to appear in person after disputing both a riverfront channel delineation and a field wetland boundary. The commission, led by Chair Bob, voted to continue an Abbreviated Notice of

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