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Fall River School Panel Advances Athletic Handbooks, GPS and Seclusion Policies

FALL RIVER -- June 10, 2026, Fall River's School Committee Policy Subcommittee referred a sweeping set of policy items to the full committee at its June 10 meeting, including new student athletics handbooks, a contentious seclusion policy tied to a hard August 17 state deadline, and an expense reimbursement

Fall River Planning Board backs housing overlay expansion near South Main Street

FALL RIVER -- June 10, 2026, Fall River's Planning Board unanimously backed a 70-acre expansion of the city's Housing Development Overlay District, forwarding a positive recommendation to the City Council at its June 10 meeting. Co-Chairman Michael Ferris presided with members Gloria Pacheco and Orlando

Fall River Planning Board backs housing overlay expansion near South Main Street

FALL RIVER -- June 10, 2026, Fall River's Planning Board unanimously backed a 70-acre expansion of the city's Housing Development Overlay District, forwarding a positive recommendation to the City Council at its June 10 meeting. Co-Chairman Michael Ferris presided with members Gloria Pacheco and Orlando

Westport ZBA Unanimously Approves Oversized ADU for Handicapped Resident at Reed Road

WESTPORT -- June 10, 2026, Westport's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a 1,200-square-foot accessory dwelling unit for a handicapped individual at 112 Reed Road, exceeding the 900-square-foot by-right ceiling established under Massachusetts's 2025 ADU law. Attorney Sean Leach, representing owners

Seekonk Select Board Splits 2-2 on Paving Bid, Orders Special Meeting

SEEKONK -- June 10, 2026, Seekonk Select Board deadlocks on paving contract and tables Medeiros Farm design award. The board split 2-2 twice on June 10 on competing motions to award a roughly $2.6-to-$3.2-million on-call pavement and sidewalk rehabilitation contract, first failing to approve

Dartmouth Commission Clears UMass Dartmouth Marsh Planting, Ratifies Old Fall River Enforcement Orders

DARTMOUTH -- June 10, 2026, Dartmouth Conservation Commission unanimously approved UMass Dartmouth's Spartina marsh restoration planting after a staff regulatory finding broke a procedural deadlock. Researchers Julia and Anna from UMass Dartmouth appeared remotely seeking permission to proceed immediately with a revised transect planting layout at Smith Neck Road

Acushnet Select Board awards five-year trash contract, adopts $38 million budget

ACUSHNET -- June 10, 2026, Acushnet Select Board adopts $38.2 million FY27 budget and awards five-year trash contract to E.L. Harvey and Sons. The board unanimously approved an operating budget of $38,157,162 for fiscal year 2027 at its June 10 meeting, including a $450,000 increase

Planning Board Tightens Peer Review Contract for Cooling Tower Decommissioning Site

SOMERSET -- June 9, 2026, Somerset Planning Board tightens peer review contract for former cooling tower site near shellfish area. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to execute a third-party stormwater review contract with consulting firm Rue for the Breaking Point LLC application at 1 Breaking Point Road, the site of

Seekonk Planning Board Approves Four Lot Transfers, Hears 40B Neighbor Concerns

SEEKONK -- June 9, 2026, Seekonk Planning Board clears four lot transfers and takes public testimony on an incomplete 40B application at its June 9 meeting. The board unanimously endorsed three Approval Not Required lot-line adjustments, at 124 Carpenter Street, 73-77 Hope Street, and 154-202 Greenwood Avenue, and

Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee Approves Updated Handbook and Shipping Container Food Pantry

REHOBOTH -- June 9, 2026, Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee approves updated student handbook and a shipping container food pantry donation at its June 9 meeting. The committee unanimously cleared the 2026-27 student handbook after a review by new legal counsel added wiretapping and student privacy protections, consolidated special education and

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