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Acushnet Select Board appoints stormwater agent, sets June 15 town meeting

ACUSHNET — March 18, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board appoints Julia Goncalves as stormwater agent and sets June 15 as town meeting date. The board voted unanimously at its March 18 meeting to add the stormwater agent role to Goncalves, who already serves as conservation agent, following a recommendation from Conservation Commission

Acushnet Board of Health issues septic compliance orders at two long-delinquent properties

ACUSHNET — March 17, 2026 — Acushnet Board of Health moves to fine two property owners $200 a day over long-unresolved septic violations. The board voted unanimously at its March 17 meeting to send certified compliance letters to the owners of 12 Carroll Street and 23 Frank Street, both of which

Acushnet Finance Committee reviews three department budgets ahead of town meeting

ACUSHNET — March 12, 2026 — Acushnet Finance Committee takes FY27 budget presentations from golf, Town Clerk, and Fire-EMS with no formal adoptions. Golf Superintendent Steve Tibbles presented a net-zero budget anchored by reduced debt service, while flagging proposed 10 percent supervisory salary increases as mere placeholders pending union negotiations

Acushnet School Committee Schedules Good Friday Classes, Projects June 25 Year-End

ACUSHNET — March 11, 2026 — Acushnet School Committee votes unanimously to hold school on Good Friday, shifting the projected last school day to June 25. Business Manager Mr. Petronio presented a preliminary FY27 budget projecting a roughly $1.6 million increase — approximately 9.9 percent above the current year — driven by

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

Acushnet Select Board Names Copper Police Chief, Hires Town Administrator

ACUSHNET — February 27, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board unanimously appointed Interim Police Chief Gary S. Copper as permanent chief and hired Adam Lamontagne as town administrator at a first-year salary of $139,000, with an April 1 start date, at a condensed Friday session. The board had conducted a formal

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