Schools · School Committee
School Committee Adopts Policy On ICE Interactions
Acushnet's School Committee adopted a state-mandated policy on ICE interactions and heard stark data on budget cuts.
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Acushnet
Our reporting from Acushnet meetings, newest first.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Selectmen OK new water, sewer rates for 2027
Acushnet's Board of Selectmen approved new water and sewer rates for fiscal 2027 and signed off on a liquor license transfer for Scuttlebutt's.
Government · Conservation
Panel approves Cusson home, closes Hathaway hearing
The Acushnet Conservation Commission approved a Notice of Intent for a new Hathaway Road home and signed off on a minor Eversource line revision.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026
This week's obituary roundup for Acushnet, Massachusetts carries one notice: Bourassa-Bernier, Therese, 69, of Acushnet, who died on Monday, October 5, 2026. Her obituary was posted by Rock Funeral Home of New Bedford via Echovita.com; no further biographical detail was available in the…
Real Estate
Acushnet Home Prices Range From $251,000 to $875,000 This Period
Acushnet recorded 37 property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, with 17 carrying a listed sale price ranging from $251,000 to $875,000 and a median of $524,900. The month's top sale was 23 Ashley Lane at $875,000, sold by Jacqueline M Michlitsch to Lily Glavin.
Morning Brief
Planning board weighs quarry expansion
Acushnet planning board weighs PJ Keating's quarry expansion plan after company pulls asphalt plant. From our own coverage: Select board weighs pushback on state zoning mandates; Planning board weighs PJ Keating quarry expansion. Also in today's brief (5 items): Town warns of fake invoi…
Morning Brief
Million-dollar sale tops 36-deed month
A million-dollar Gammons Road sale topped a busy month of home sales across Acushnet. From our own coverage: Gammons Road sale leads Acushnet's 36-deed month. Also in today's brief (3 items): Golf Committee meets Tuesday afternoon; Beautification Committee meets Tuesday evening.
Real Estate
Acushnet Home Sale Prices Range From $350,000 To $1 Million This Period
Acushnet recorded 36 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, though 19 were nominal-consideration transfers rather than market sales, and one more, at 12 Dorothy St., recorded without a price not yet available.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Approves PJ Keating Quarry Plan
Acushnet Planning Board clears PJ Keating's quarry expansion after the company pulls its asphalt plant from the plan.
Government · Conservation
Acushnet Conservation OKs Allison Drive Septic Plan
Acushnet conservation board approves Allison Drive septic plan, presses for turtle buffer.
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