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Conservation Commission Continues DCR Horseneck Beach Road Widening Hearing to May

WESTPORT -- March 31, 2026, Westport Conservation Commission continues disputed Horseneck Beach road widening hearing to May after sharp public pushback. The commission voted unanimously March 31 to push the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation's Notice of Intent for the Horseneck Beach Roadway Maintenance Improvement Project, SE802822, to

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee adopts $22.5 million FY27 budget in unanimous vote

SOMERSET -- March 31, 2026, Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee unanimously adopted a $22.5 million budget for fiscal year 2027 and restructured a 12-year-old cost-sharing formula with its K-8 partner district. The committee voted 6-0 on all three major actions at its March 31 meeting:

Norton Finance Committee Receives $38.7M School Budget Request for FY27

Norton's Finance Committee heard a $38.7 million school budget request Monday and set a public hearing for April 27. Superintendent Dr.

Dartmouth Select Board Approves Health Insurance Switch Saving Employees Up to $11,000

Dartmouth Select Board unanimously approves health insurance overhaul projected to save employees and the town roughly $2 million annually.

Acushnet School Committee Unanimously Approves Two High School Tuition Agreements

ACUSHNET -- March 30, 2026, Acushnet School Committee approves tuition agreements with New Bedford and Old Rochester, securing high school placements for town students. The committee, which does not operate its own high school, voted 5-0 on each agreement at its March 30 meeting. Superintendent Dr. Bailey presented the contracts,

Freetown Board Approves Audit Request, Hears $31 Million Building Cost Overrun

FREETOWN -- March 30, 2026, Freetown's combined Council on Aging and library building came in $8 million over budget, Town Administrator Deborah Petty told the Select Board at its March 30 meeting. The project, which carries a $25 million total budget, $15 million in town funds plus a pending

Dartmouth Select Board Approves $2 Million Health Insurance Switch for Town Workers

DARTMOUTH -- March 30, 2026, Dartmouth Select Board approves $2 million health insurance overhaul and closes June Town Meeting warrant. The board unanimously authorized Town Administrator Cody Haddad to sign memorandums of understanding with all eleven collective bargaining groups to shift health coverage from MIIA to Southeastern Mass Health Group, keeping

Acushnet Finance Committee flags $200,000-plus deficit ahead of June town meeting

ACUSHNET -- March 26, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee hears DPW budgets and flags a $200,000 to $400,000 general fund deficit before school costs are counted. DPW Director Dan Menard presented largely level-funded highway, solid waste, water, and sewer budgets at the March 26 meeting, with a fuel budget

Somerset Finance Committee Votes Unanimously to Raise ALS Fund Limit to $2 Million

SOMERSET -- March 26, 2026, Somerset Finance Committee votes to raise ALS revolving fund limit from $1.8 million to $2 million. The seven-member committee voted unanimously Thursday after the fire chief reported nearly $145,000 in unanticipated expenditures from the fund this fiscal year, including $70,000 for two

Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews capital plan projecting $1,400 peak tax hit

DARTMOUTH -- March 26, 2026, Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews 25-year capital plan projecting $1,400 peak annual tax hit for average homeowner. Town Administrator Cody Haddad and Director of Budget and Finance/Treasurer Gary Carreiro presented a long-term debt analysis developed by the town's Long-Range Capital

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