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Mansfield Holds Phase III Water Restrictions as Summer Demand Peaks

Mandatory Phase III outdoor water restrictions keep Mansfield on a tight conservation schedule this week, two weeks after the town imposed its strictest watering rules on June 10. The Industrial Development Commission, backed by the Select Board and the state delegation, is now acceptin…

Fall River School Committee Approves New CFO, Law Firm at Special Meeting

FALL RIVER — June 23, 2026 — Fall River School Committee approves new CFO, law firm, and bus contract transfer at special session. The committee voted unanimously June 23 to confirm Aldo Petronio as chief financial officer and to approve Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lahane as school committee legal counsel, replacing longtime

Westport Finance Committee Approves Seven Year-End Transfers Totaling Over $148,000

WESTPORT — June 23, 2026 — Westport Finance Committee unanimously approves seven year-end budget transfers totaling more than $148,000, closing out fiscal year 2026 before the June 30 deadline. Chair Karen Rouse led the committee through transfers ranging from a $20,000 veterans benefits line for thermoplastic grave markers to

Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee Approves MacBooks, Unified Falcon Branding in Unanimous Votes

REHOBOTH — June 23, 2026 — Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee votes unanimously to replace high school Chromebooks with Apple MacBook Neos, unify district branding around Falcon mascot. Technology Director Lauren Harwood told the committee Tuesday that a four-year lease for 650 MacBook Neo devices will cost approximately $111,000 this year

Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee Approves MacBooks, Unified Falcon Branding in Unanimous Votes

REHOBOTH — June 23, 2026 — Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee votes unanimously to replace high school Chromebooks with Apple MacBook Neos, unify district branding around Falcon mascot. Technology Director Lauren Harwood told the committee Tuesday that a four-year lease for 650 MacBook Neo devices will cost approximately $111,000 this year

Rehoboth Conservation Commission Continues Two Mason Street Wetland Cases, Sends Third to Outside Review

REHOBOTH — June 23, 2026 — Rehoboth Conservation Commission continues two Mason Street wetland delineation cases and votes unanimously to send a third to outside review. At the June 23 meeting, engineer Mark Mariano of Oak Hill Engineering presented an updated delineation for applicant Kami Nunes at 125 and 129 Mason Street,

North Attleborough School Committee Unanimously Extends Superintendent Antonucci's Contract to 2030

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — June 23, 2026 — North Attleborough School Committee extends Superintendent Antonucci's contract through 2030 but again delays a required school-police agreement. The committee voted 6-0 at its June 23 meeting to keep Superintendent John Antonucci under contract through June 30, 2030, following a closed executive

North Attleborough Board of Health Approves Catering Permit for Dreams Event Venue

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — June 23, 2026 — North Attleborough Board of Health grants catering permit and hears septic season surge at June meeting. The two-member board, Chair Jonathan Maslin and member Dan McMahon, voted unanimously to approve a catering permit for Teresa Sneed of Green on Main, doing business as Dreams

Dartmouth Conservation Commission Bans After-Dark Access to All Conservation Properties

DARTMOUTH — June 23, 2026 — Dartmouth Conservation Commission votes to restrict all conservation land to daylight hours after weekend knife-and-gun incident. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a policy limiting public access to all town conservation properties from sunrise to sunset, requiring prior written authorization for any exceptions.

Acushnet Board Approves Pershing Avenue ADU With Mandatory Septic Tank Replacement

ACUSHNET — June 23, 2026 — Acushnet Board of Health conditionally approved a one-bedroom ADU at 47 Pershing Avenue, requiring a new 1,500-gallon two-compartment septic tank before occupancy. The two-member board — Chairman David Davignon and Member Robert Medeiros, sitting without Vice Chairman Thomas Fortin, who was absent

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