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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

Fall River Public Library Opens on Summer Schedule, Saturdays Closed Through Labor Day

Fall River Public Library summer hours are now in effect, the week's clearest local government signal. The library, located at 104 North Main Street, closed its Saturday hours beginning mid-June and will keep them shuttered through Labor Day, with Friday service ending at 4 p.m. — an ho…

Swansea Author Night Set for Thursday as Summer Reading Season Begins

A slow Tuesday left Swansea's news calendar nearly blank, with the Swansea Free Public Library carrying the week's only confirmed public event. Town hall issued no announcements and the schools district posted nothing new, leaving librarygoers with the clearest date on the calendar: aut…

Seekonk Enters Tuesday With No Official Announcements From Town Hall

A quiet 48 hours left Seekonk with no official news to report on June 23, 2026. No town hall press releases, school district announcements, library events, or commercial-outlet coverage of Seekonk reached Townbrief's collection window by Tuesday morning. No named official issued a state…

SBA Opens Disaster Loan Centers for Businesses Hurt by February Blizzard

SBA disaster relief is open for North Attleborough businesses as the town responds to a still-unfolding February blizzard recovery. Business Recovery Centers across Southeastern Massachusetts began accepting applications from businesses and private nonprofit organizations on June 18, of…

Mansfield Phase III Water Restrictions Remain in Force Through Summer

Mansfield's mandatory Phase III outdoor water restrictions hold through a quiet news day as the public library steps up summer programming. The town's Phase III rules — in force since June 10 — remain the most active public directive on the books, with residents required to follow stric…

Fall River Special Ed Subcommittee Refers Six Program Items to Full School Committee

FALL RIVER — June 22, 2026 — Fall River's special education subcommittee referred eight agenda items to the full School Committee at its June 22 meeting, including a proposed in-district public day school for students with autism and complex medical needs that could reduce the district's $2.

Easton Planning Board Approves Union Street Subdivision and Common Driveway 4-0

EASTON — June 22, 2026 — Easton Planning Board unanimously approved a definitive subdivision and common driveway special permit at 8 Union Street, creating one new rear buildable lot. The board voted 4-0 on both actions Monday, clearing the way for property owners Gilson and Bethany Fasella to build a single-

Easton Planning Board Approves Union Street Subdivision and Common Driveway 4-0

EASTON — June 22, 2026 — Easton Planning Board unanimously approved a definitive subdivision and common driveway special permit at 8 Union Street, creating one new rear buildable lot. The board voted 4-0 on both actions Monday, clearing the way for property owners Gilson and Bethany Fasella to build a single-

Westport Commission on Disability Backs Dissolving ADA Transition Team at June Meeting

WESTPORT — June 22, 2026 — Westport's Commission on Disability voted by consensus to recommend the Select Board dissolve the town's ADA Transition Team, folding its duties into the commission itself. Chairman Brian Gallagher and Select Board member Richard Brewer, who served on the transition team, agreed the

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