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Acushnet Select Board Hires Local Resident as DPW Laborer and Truck Driver

ACUSHNET — February 5, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board unanimously hires local resident Evan Murray as a DPW laborer and truck driver. The board, which had been advertising and interviewing for the position, approved Murray in two sequential votes at its February 5 meeting: first a general appointment motion, then a second

Acushnet Board of Health Enters Executive Session, Conducts No Public Business

ACUSHNET — February 5, 2026 — Acushnet Board of Health conducted no public business, voting unanimously to enter executive session. Chair David Davignon opened the February 5 meeting and immediately moved to close it under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 38, Section 21B, citing personnel strategy and non-union staff vacancy discussions. Vice

Acushnet Select Board Interviews Three Town Administrator Finalists, Votes to Repost Job

ACUSHNET — January 29, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board interviews three town administrator finalists and votes to keep the position posted. The board met Thursday evening to interview Mike Boucher, a lifelong resident and 20-year Finance Committee chairman who retired from chiropractic practice last August; Ian Abreu, a 10-year New

Acushnet Finance Committee warns FY27 deficit possible before budgets are even filed

ACUSHNET — January 29, 2026 — Acushnet's Finance Committee heard an early FY27 budget warning that projected costs could outstrip revenue growth before department heads file a single request. Town Administrator Jamie Geese told the committee Wednesday that a 2.75 percent across-the-board payroll increase would add roughly

Acushnet Conservation Commission Approves Solar Project Extension, Nine Conditions

ACUSHNET — January 29, 2026 — Acushnet's Conservation Commission approved a two-year extension and amended order of conditions for a nearly 5-megawatt solar project off Park Drive, and voted to appoint its conservation agent as the town's stormwater agent. The commission approved both actions for the

Acushnet Select Board Launches Golf Clubhouse RFQ, Charter Cooling-Off Period Repealed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,

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

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

Acushnet Select Board hires lateral transfer officer, advances sewer and water contracts

ACUSHNET — January 7, 2026 — Acushnet Select Board approves lateral police transfer, sewer extension, and water department backup vendor. The board unanimously appointed Officer Justin Mello, a lateral transfer from Rochester with one year of service, under a memorandum of understanding with Teamsters Union Local 59, with Police Chief Garth Copper

Acushnet Board of Health Approves One-Time Fee Waiver for School Fundraiser

ACUSHNET — January 7, 2026 — Acushnet Board of Health waives food permit fees for a spring school fundraiser, with conditions. The three-member board voted unanimously at its January 7 meeting to waive temporary food booth permit fees for a St. Francis de Sales School fundraiser set for April 11, 2026

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