Westport Conservation Approves Landscape Yard, Challenges Beach Road Widening Plan
Westport Conservation Commission approves Main Road landscape storage yard and challenges proposed Horseneck Beach road widening.
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Dighton Board of Health Adopts Dumpster and Portable Toilet Regulations
DIGHTON -- January 20, 2026, Dighton Board of Health formally adopts dumpster and portable toilet regulations at January meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve both policies at its January 20 meeting, with clerk Vincent Hebert reading the full dumpster regulation text into the record as required. The dumpster policy, dated
Acushnet Select Board Launches Golf Clubhouse RFQ, Charter Cooling-Off Period Repealed
ACUSHNET -- January 20, 2026, Acushnet Select Board clears eight votes in one session, moving a golf clubhouse procurement and a solar pilot toward action. The board unanimously authorized the Golf Management Committee to begin developing an owner's project manager request for qualifications for a new golf course clubhouse,
Dighton CPC Approves Eligibility for Lions Club Spratt Field Bleacher Replacement
Dighton's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved eligibility for a Lions Club proposal to replace the condemned 1970s-era concrete bleachers at Spratt Field.
Acushnet Conservation Commission Approves Morse's Lane Home, Farm Cleanup at January Meeting
ACUSHNET -- January 15, 2026, Acushnet Conservation Commission approves new home near Deep Brook and votes to allow abandoned farm cleanup. The commission voted unanimously at its January 15 meeting to issue an order of conditions for a single-family dwelling on Morse's Lane, filed by Morris Lane LLC
Norton School Committee approves new internship, AP business courses
Norton School Committee approves two new high school courses as teacher contract tension boils over.
Dighton Open Space Committee votes to double town's development open space requirement
Dighton's Open Space Committee voted unanimously to recommend raising the town's development open space requirement from 20 percent to 50 percent, with wetlands excluded from the calculation.
Dighton Select Board tables highway hire, backs composting and Swap Shed pilot
DIGHTON -- January 14, 2026, Dighton Select Board tables highway posting, endorses composting program, and accepts Planning Board resignation. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to table the posting of an assistant foreman position in the Highway Department after member Nicole Mellon raised concerns about inconsistent job-description language and inadequate public
Acushnet School Committee approves bullying plan, moves toward union contract ratification
ACUSHNET -- January 14, 2026, Acushnet School Committee re-approved its Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan and ratified two union contracts in executive session at its January 14 meeting. The committee voted unanimously five times across the evening, accepting a $100 donation from the Crescent Fire and Police Departments for a
Westport Finance Committee Advances FY27 Budget Review Across Three Departments
Westport Finance Committee hears police, clerk, and treasurer budgets with unresolved Diamond debt looming over FY27 planning.