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Acushnet Conservation Commission Continues Two Middle Road Wetlands Hearings

ACUSHNET -- March 11, 2026, Acushnet Conservation Commission advances two Middle Road wetlands hearings and orders retroactive permit filing at Hathaway Road. At the March 11 meeting, the commission continued a hearing on a proposed 5,000-square-foot commercial storage building at Zero Middle Road by applicant Cristiano Meet in

Acushnet Board of Health conditions septic approval on four-bedroom deed restriction

ACUSHNET -- March 10, 2026, Acushnet Board of Health tied a new-home septic permit to a deed restriction and conditionally cleared a stalled property closing at its March 10 meeting. Chair David Davignon, Vice Chair Thomas Fortin, and Member Robert Medeiros voted unanimously to approve a four-bedroom septic design

Acushnet Select Board Ratifies Town Administrator Contract, Confronts $2 Million Budget Deficit

ACUSHNET -- March 10, 2026, Acushnet Select Board unanimously ratifies two contracts and grapples with a budget deficit nearing $2 million. The board ratified contracts for incoming Town Administrator Adam Lamontagne, expected to start March 31, and for the town's new Police Chief Coppa at its March 10 meeting,

Acushnet Select Board unanimously appoints Gary Coppa permanent police chief

ACUSHNET -- March 6, 2026, Acushnet Select Board appoints Gary Coppa permanent police chief at $150,800 base salary. The board voted unanimously Friday to confirm Coppa, who had been serving in an interim role, following two back-to-back executive sessions held under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A to negotiate

Acushnet Finance Committee approves $43,500 in reserve transfers, tables server request

ACUSHNET -- March 6, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee approves $43,500 in reserve fund transfers and flags an $830,000 FY27 budget gap. At the March 6 meeting chaired by Michael R. Boucher, the committee unanimously approved three transfers: $11,500 for Council on Aging sprinkler replacements, $31,000 for police