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Dighton Select Board Approves FY27 Budgets Under Both Debt-Exclusion Scenarios

DIGHTON — March 25, 2026 — Dighton Select Board approves FY27 department budgets under two scenarios and tables library account for further cuts. Chair Mark Pacheco and member Peter Karen, with Nicole Mello absent, worked through dozens of line-item votes at the March 25 regular meeting, producing both a no-debt-

Dighton CPC Approves Eligibility for $58,000 Vital Records Preservation Project

DIGHTON — March 19, 2026 — Dighton Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved eligibility for a $58,000 vital records preservation project at its March 19 meeting. Town Clerk Patricia Cedroni submitted the application March 9, seeking funds to conserve, reproduce, and digitize six town vital record books spanning 1899 to 2003 — the

Dighton Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Bell Farms Estates and Pleasant Street Bridge

DIGHTON — March 19, 2026 — Dighton Conservation Commission unanimously approved two notices of intent Thursday, clearing a residential subdivision and a bridge replacement project worth more than $3 million. The Bell Farms Estates application, presented by BETA Group engineer David Kelling on behalf of owner Carl Rubello, received final approval after

Dighton Stormwater Committee Extends Permit, Flags $20,000 Mapping Need for FY27

DIGHTON — March 18, 2026 — Dighton Stormwater Committee extends a commercial permit and identifies a $20,000 drainage mapping project as its top FY27 budget priority. The four-member committee voted unanimously at its March 18 meeting to tentatively extend the expired stormwater permit for Eamon Plumbing and Heating at 2231

Dighton Board of Health Tables Trash Bag Increase While Awaiting Competing Bids

DIGHTON — March 18, 2026 — Dighton Board of Health tables a trash bag price hike and advances a farmers market proposal. The three-member board, chaired by Tammy Mello, voted unanimously at its March 18 special meeting to delay action on raising large trash bag prices from $28 to $30 and

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

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