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Acushnet Conservation Commission escalates 324 Main Street dispute with enforcement order

ACUSHNET — April 8, 2026 — Acushnet Conservation Commission votes to issue a formal enforcement order against 324 Main Street after months of failed informal compliance efforts. The board, at its April 8 meeting, directed its agent to prepare the written order — recommended by town counsel — for signing at the April 22

Acushnet Planning Board approves Middle Road storage facility site plan

ACUSHNET — April 2, 2026 — Acushnet Planning Board approves commercial storage site plan, advances Deep Brook Estates, and continues over-55 housing hearing. The board voted 4-0, with one abstention, to approve a site plan for a proposed single-story contractor storage building at 0 Middle Road, submitted by Chris

Acushnet Select Board installs new town administrator, hires police officer

ACUSHNET — March 31, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board welcomed a new town administrator, hired a police officer, and reorganized its leadership in a wide-ranging March 31 session. Adam LaMontagne, whose contract had already been signed, was introduced to the public by outgoing Chairman David Warner and set to begin work

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,

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

Acushnet Select Board appoints temporary inspector, flags health agent vacancy

ACUSHNET — March 25, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board unanimously fills two service gaps while flagging a deepening health agent shortage. The two-member board, Chairman Mark Warner and member David Hinckley, approved a one-day liquor license for the Rebel Brew Run event tied to the St. Francis Xavier road race

Acushnet Conservation Commission Flags Unidentified Pond Near Proposed Storage Site

ACUSHNET — March 25, 2026 — Acushnet Conservation Commission continues Middle Road storage hearing over unidentified pond. The commission voted unanimously March 25 to continue the Cristiano Meet in the Middle, LLC application at Zero Middle Road to April 22, 2026, after members discovered during a site visit a pond or possible

Old Colony presents 4.8 percent budget increase, $410,000 assessment hike to Acushnet FinCom

ACUSHNET — March 20, 2026 — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is seeking a 4.8 percent budget increase for FY27, translating to a $410,000 assessment increase for Acushnet. Superintendent Aaron Jolansky and Business Manager Sarah Griffith briefed the Acushnet Finance Committee at an informational session Thursday, presenting a

Acushnet Police Chief Presents FY27 Budget With Deputy, Dispatcher, New Firearms Requests

ACUSHNET — March 19, 2026 — Acushnet's new police chief brought an expansive list of staffing and equipment needs to the Finance Committee, warning the department cannot sustain current operations without a deputy chief. The chief, presenting his first budget before the committee, requested funding for a fifth dispatcher to

Acushnet Planning Board Sends Solar Site Stormwater Fix to Peer Review

ACUSHNET — March 19, 2026 — Acushnet Planning Board advances stormwater fix at Main Street solar site to engineering peer review. The board voted unanimously at its March 19 meeting to send a proposed drainage modification at 1050 Main Street — a solar project operated by Acushnet Solar LLC and Nexamp — to Merrill

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