Somerset selectmen tabled a cannabis equity compliance plan, objecting to state scoring rules. Selectman Allen Smith called the Cannabis Control Commission's mandate an "incredible overreach," noting the state keeps 17 percent of cannabis tax revenue while the town gets 3 percent.
Freetown's Board of Selectmen voted to call a Special Town Meeting for November 9, 2026, opening a citizen-petition window from August 4 to September 8.
Somerset's Board of Selectmen heard that the Music Town Festival parade is paused for 2026 after a leadership shakeup, while other licensing and appointment business moved forward.
Freetown selectmen answered third graders' questions about town government at a Freetown Elementary School civics event.
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