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Acushnet Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets, defers votes to February 18

ACUSHNET -- February 5, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee opens FY27 budget review under pressure from rising health insurance costs. Town Administrator Jamie Kelly walked the committee through level-funded preliminary budgets for more than a dozen departments at the February 5 meeting, warning that health insurance premiums could rise as much

Acushnet Select Board Hires Local Resident as DPW Laborer and Truck Driver

ACUSHNET -- February 5, 2026, Acushnet Select Board unanimously hires local resident Evan Murray as a DPW laborer and truck driver. The board, which had been advertising and interviewing for the position, approved Murray in two sequential votes at its February 5 meeting: first a general appointment motion, then a second

Acushnet Board of Health Enters Executive Session, Conducts No Public Business

ACUSHNET -- February 5, 2026, Acushnet Board of Health conducted no public business, voting unanimously to enter executive session. Chair David Davignon opened the February 5 meeting and immediately moved to close it under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 38, Section 21B, citing personnel strategy and non-union staff vacancy discussions. Vice

Dighton Open Space Committee rates trail priorities, eyes conservation bylaw deadline

Dighton's Open Space Committee, newly at full strength, rated trail and conservation priorities and set a February 16 deadline for bylaw comments.

Taunton Schools Open Six Transportation Bids, Refer to Administration for Review

TAUNTON -- February 4, 2026, Taunton School Committee opened six transportation bids and referred them to administration at its February 4 meeting. The Finance and Law Subcommittee, chaired by School Committee member Greg DeMello and including members Manuel Vieira and Mrs. Schiaves, received bids ranging from $67,122,850 from Bloom

School Committee Hears Bleak State Aid Outlook as FY27 Budget Takes Shape

RAYNHAM -- February 4, 2026, Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee received a sobering state budget update and previewed its fiscal year 2027 spending plan at its February 4 meeting. State Representative Dennis Gallagher told the committee the governor's House 2 budget funds Chapter 70 per-pupil aid at $75 per

Westport Schools Request $24.96 Million for FY27, Rely on $480,000 in Free Cash

Westport's Finance Committee scrutinized a $24,960,332 school budget request for FY27 that leans on $480,000 in free cash to close a funding gap. New Superintendent Dr.

Norton Planning Board Approves Aubrey Lane Duplex Subdivision, Seeks Zoning Fix

Norton Planning Board unanimously approved a six-unit duplex subdivision on Aubrey Lane and voted to pursue an emergency zoning fix at spring town meeting.

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee Adopts AI Policy, Forms Capital Planning Panel

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee approves AI policy and braces for a tight FY27 budget.

Westport Board of Health Clears Variance-Heavy Septic Repair on Tight Cabins Neck Lot

Westport Board of Health unanimously approved a variance-heavy septic repair on a cramped 5,500-square-foot Cabins Neck Road lot and endorsed four additional director-approved plans at its February 2 meeting.

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