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Dighton Select Board Approves Election Warrant, Backs $750,000 Main Street Bid

DIGHTON -- March 11, 2026, Dighton Select Board approves April election warrant and backs $750,000 federal funding bid for Main Street. The two-member board, Nicole Mello and Mark Pacheco, unanimously approved the annual town election warrant at its March 11 meeting, setting a vote for Saturday, April 11, 2026,

Dighton Assessors Approve $191,000 Sewer Commitment, Move to Executive Session

DIGHTON -- March 11, 2026, Dighton Board of Assessors approved more than $196,000 in tax lists and sewer commitments at its March 11 meeting. The board signed two motor vehicle and trailer excise lists for levy year 2026 totaling $5,880.80 and cleared abatements for levy years 2023 and

Dighton Boards Challenge School District to Cut Budget Closer to Town's 2.5 Percent Limit

DIGHTON -- March 10, 2026, Dighton Select Board and Finance Committee pressed the regional school district to cut its FY27 budget request closer to the town's 2.5 percent spending target at a joint budget session March 10. Superintendent William Rooney, appearing via Zoom, presented a revised Dighton assessment

Dighton Historical Commission approves plaque, coin purchases at March meeting

DIGHTON -- March 10, 2026, Dighton Historical Commission approves $92 walnut plaque for town flag creator and $25 commemorative coin at March 10 session. The commission unanimously voted to purchase an engraved walnut plaque honoring Katherine Yell, designer of the town flag, to be presented at a future Select Board meeting

Dighton Boards Review FY27 Budgets as Debt Exclusion Deadline Looms

DIGHTON -- March 5, 2026, Dighton's joint Select Board and Finance Committee session surfaces pay equity dispute and creative library budget restructuring. Meeting on March 5 to review more than a dozen FY27 departmental budgets, the two bodies heard Library Director Mark propose absorbing $44,814.60 in employee