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Norton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Six Warrant Articles Totaling $1.7 Million

NORTON -- April 15, 2026, Norton Finance Committee unanimously approved six warrant articles totaling $1,692,761 at its April 15 meeting, anchored by a fiscal year 2027 capital plan and a suite of water, sewer, and infrastructure projects. New DPW Director Justin Chica disclosed that the town's water

Dighton Stormwater Committee Warns Solar Farm, Developer on Unpaid Engineering Proposals

DIGHTON -- April 15, 2026, Dighton Stormwater Committee warns two property owners over unpaid engineering review proposals. At the April 15 meeting, the committee pressed the owner of a Dighton development site, identified as the Eman property, and the operator of the MACS Araujo Solar Farm to fund outstanding Weston &

Dartmouth Board of Health Adopts Updated Prohibited Products List in Unanimous Vote

DARTMOUTH -- April 15, 2026, Dartmouth Board of Health unanimously adopts expanded prohibited products list and declines to schedule a nicotine-free generation presentation. The three-member board, chaired by Emily Michelle Olmstead, voted 3-0 to approve Appendix A of the town's prohibited products regulation, which adds newly

Dartmouth Board of Health Adopts Updated Prohibited Products List in Unanimous Vote

DARTMOUTH -- April 15, 2026, Dartmouth Board of Health unanimously adopts expanded prohibited products list and declines to schedule a nicotine-free generation presentation. The three-member board, chaired by Emily Michelle Olmstead, voted 3-0 to approve Appendix A of the town's prohibited products regulation, which adds newly

Somerset-Berkley School Committee Unanimously Approves DECA Atlanta Trip

Somerset-Berkley Regional School Committee approves DECA international conference trip in a one-item meeting. The board voted 7-0 Tuesday to send qualifying students to the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, April 25-29, 2026.

Acushnet Select Board appoints officer, clerk, and secures $150,000 road earmark

ACUSHNET -- April 14, 2026, Acushnet Select Board appointed a new patrol officer and senior clerk while warning of a looming $500,000 budget deficit at its April 14 meeting. The board unanimously appointed Emmanuel Mateus, a lateral transfer from Rochester with 12 years of law enforcement experience, as a patrol

Acushnet Soil Board Approves P.J. Keating Soil Removal Permit Unanimously

ACUSHNET -- April 14, 2026, Acushnet Soil Board renews P.J. Keating's soil removal permit at 72 South Main Street under a streamlined host community agreement process. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to issue the permit after receiving a signed affidavit from P.J. Keating representative Derek Hill confirming

Freetown Appoints Cabral to Finance Committee, Reviews Fire, Police, Highway Budgets

FREETOWN -- April 14, 2026, Freetown Select Board appoints Craig Cabral to Finance Committee and reviews wide-ranging FY27 departmental budgets. In a joint session with the Finance Committee Tuesday, the board unanimously appointed Cabral to a one-year Finance Committee seat over candidates Mark Felski and Gene Fox, swearing him

Somerset School Committee Approves $26.9 Million FY2027 Budget in 5-0 Vote

SOMERSET -- April 14, 2026, Somerset School Committee approves $26.9 million FY2027 budget in unanimous vote. The committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a $26,889,305 spending plan for the coming school year, representing a $931,288 or 3.59 percent increase over FY2026, down from an initial

Somerset Planning Board Unanimously Backs Rezoning of Blighted Route 6 Gas Station Site

SOMERSET -- April 14, 2026, Somerset Planning Board unanimously backs rezoning of long-vacant Route 6 gas station, while declining to pick among three contested legal fixes for the Slates Ferry Crossing overlay bylaw. The board voted 5-0 to recommend to town meeting that two parcels owned by JLK Realty

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