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Plainville Select Board authorizes $10.6 million water treatment loan, declares drought

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 8, 2026, Plainville Select Board locks in $10.6 million zero-percent water loan and declares drought. The board voted unanimously June 8 to authorize an interim loan note not to exceed $10,600,000 from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust at zero percent interest, the second

Dartmouth Select Board Unanimously Removes Three Historic District Commission Members

DARTMOUTH -- June 8, 2026, Dartmouth Select Board votes unanimously to remove three Russells Mills Historic District Commission members. The board voted at a June 8 special meeting to revoke the appointments of Gerard Koot, Janet Stanton, and Michael Woyciechouski, following findings that all three participated in an unauthorized, non-public

Plainville School Committee Appoints Kevin Cormier, Reorganizes Subcommittees After Wave of Departures

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 4, 2026, Plainville School Committee appoints Kevin Cormier to fill vacancy left by Jennifer Maloney-Plant's resignation. The joint School Committee and Select Board session on June 4 voted unanimously to seat Cormier, who told the boards his priority would be translating district business into

Somerset Zoning Board Continues 168-Megawatt Battery Storage Hearing to July

SOMERSET -- June 4, 2026, Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals continued its review of a proposed 168-megawatt commercial battery energy storage facility at 1606 Riverside Avenue, adjourning to July 16 after hearing a redesigned site plan and extended public comment. Developer Flatiron Energy Project Manager Hannah Larkin presented

Norton Select Board Approves Pride Month Signs on Town Common in 3-2 Vote

NORTON -- June 4, 2026, Norton Select Board voted 3-2 Thursday to allow up to four Pride Month signs on the town common through the end of June, a decision that prompted a heated floor protest from a resident who said the board had previously cited legal constraints to block

Planning Board approves gas station waivers, advances chicken and flood bylaws

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- June 4, 2026, North Attleborough Planning Board advances gas station waivers, backyard-chicken bylaw, and floodplain update in one busy night. The board voted 4-0 on each of three waivers for Route 85 Realty Corp.'s proposed Imperial Gas Station and Country Store at 563 South

Mansfield Select Board appoints five to Planning Board amid budget debate

MANSFIELD -- June 3, 2026, Mansfield Select Board fills Planning Board vacancies and hears financial risk warning from town treasurer. The board Wednesday appointed Bryan Haworth as a full voting member and Kaitlyn Malkin and Michael Parsons as associate members of the Planning Board, restoring capacity after quorum problems this spring;

Dighton Appoints Interim Building Inspector, Advances Regional Service Agreements with Berkeley

DIGHTON -- June 3, 2026, Dighton and Berkeley move toward shared animal control and public health staffing in a joint board session. The Dighton Select Board and Berkeley Board of Selectmen met June 3 at Bristol Agricultural School to advance draft intermunicipal agreements for shared animal control officer and Board of

Taunton School Committee adopts $140.3 million budget, extends superintendent four years

TAUNTON -- June 3, 2026, Taunton School Committee adopts $140.3 million budget for FY27 and extends superintendent's contract four years. The committee voted 7-0 at its June 3 meeting to approve expenditures of $140,277,587, drawing $135,231,802 from city appropriations and rolling over fiscal

Rehoboth Planning Board Hears State Briefing on New Clean Energy Permitting Rules

REHOBOTH -- June 3, 2026, Rehoboth Planning Board grills state official on battery storage safety under new clean energy permitting law. Connor Rockett of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources presented the board with the consolidated local permitting process created under the 2024 climate act, which becomes available to applicants statewide

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