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Rehoboth Select Board Approves $2M in State Road Funds, Crypto ATM Ban Article

REHOBOTH -- April 21, 2026, Rehoboth Select Board approves more than $2 million in state road funds and moves to ban crypto ATMs at town meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two separate Chapter 90 state reimbursement packages, Project 26-03 for $1,416,129.76 and a second

Norton Planning Board Elects New Leadership, Loses Town Planner in Same Night

NORTON -- April 21, 2026, Norton Planning Board reorganizes unanimously and launches fall zoning planning as town planner departs. The board elected Alan as Chair, Steve as Vice Chair, and Bridget as Clerk in six consecutive unanimous roll-call votes at its April 21 annual reorganization meeting, with Steve also confirmed

Acushnet Board of Health Orders Septic Upgrades, Approves Fire Victim's Temporary Mobile Home

ACUSHNET -- April 21, 2026, Acushnet Board of Health advances two septic enforcement cases and approves a fire victim's temporary housing while its Health Agent search collapses. At the April 21 meeting, Chairman Robert Medeiros and Vice Chairman David M. Davignon walked the owners of 12 Carol Street and

Acushnet School District to Cut Eight Positions Under Constraint Budget Plan

ACUSHNET -- April 16, 2026, Acushnet school and finance officials warn budget gap could force up to 21 staff cuts from a district of 132. Meeting jointly Wednesday night, though the Select Board attended in informational capacity only after a posting error, School Committee Chair Ron Boucher announced the district will

Acushnet Planning Board sends floodplain fix, tree fund to town meeting warrant

ACUSHNET -- April 16, 2026, Acushnet Planning Board advances floodplain correction and new tree-fund to annual town meeting. The board voted unanimously on seven actions at its April 16 meeting, including endorsing two approval-not-required land divisions on Perry Hill Road and Main Street, both presented by surveyor John

Dighton CPC Votes to Fund $53,320 Vital Records Conservation at Town Meeting

DIGHTON -- April 16, 2026, Dighton's Community Preservation Committee unanimously backed $53,320 for conservation and digitization of historic town vital records at its April 16 meeting. Chair Kevin Smith led the vote, which split the appropriation, $5,000 from the CPC historic resource fund and $48,320 from

Dighton Finance Committee Approves FY27 Department Budgets, Defers Police Vehicle Requests

DIGHTON -- April 16, 2026, Dighton Finance Committee votes through most FY27 department budgets, punting police vehicle requests to April 22. Meeting more than two dozen department lines Thursday, the committee approved a revised public library budget of $315,984, nearly 20 percent below the original submission following a staff retirement

Westport Bike Committee Confirms Earth Day Recycling Event and Bay Coast Bank Grant

WESTPORT -- April 16, 2026, Westport Bike and Walking Committee confirms Earth Day bicycle recycling event and secures $10,000 matching grant. The committee voted unanimously to approve its March 19 minutes and confirmed that an Earth Day bicycle recycling event will be held Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.

Somerset Board of Health Asserts Review Authority Over Proposed Battery Storage Facility

SOMERSET -- April 16, 2026, Somerset Board of Health asserts oversight authority over proposed Riverside Avenue battery storage facility. At an April 16 informational session, Michael Hugo, Director of Strategy and Government Relations for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, told the three-member board that it holds broad powers under

Norton Select Board Backs $200 Million Senior Housing Campus, Recommends Downtown Redesign

NORTON -- April 16, 2026, Norton Select Board unanimously backs $200 million senior campus redevelopment and downtown intersection study at April 16 reorganization meeting. Newly elected Chair Roger Maussan led the board as it voted to authorize Town Manager Mark Gould to sign a letter of support for the Daggett Crandall

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