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Dighton Select Board Appoints Dispatcher, Opens Town Meeting Warrant

DIGHTON — February 11, 2026 — Dighton Select Board moves debt exclusion process forward and appoints part-time dispatcher. The two-member board — Chair Peter Caron and Mark Pacheco, with Nicole Mello absent — unanimously appointed Michael Duffy as a part-time public safety dispatcher at the recommendation of the police chief, who

Dighton Board of Health Unanimously Approves FY27 Budget at Special Meeting

Dighton Board of Health approves FY27 budget unanimously at brief special Zoom meeting. Chairperson Tammy Mello called the February 5 meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. with members Vincent Hebert and Chris Isibor present; Hebert made the motion to approve the budget as presented and Isibor seconded.

Dighton Open Space Committee rates trail priorities, eyes conservation bylaw deadline

Dighton's Open Space Committee, newly at full strength, rated trail and conservation priorities and set a February 16 deadline for bylaw comments.

Dighton Select Board tables highway hire, gets sobering debt-exclusion fiscal warning

Dighton Select Board tables highway job posting, hears debt-exclusion warning and library gains.

Dighton Select Board Warns of $501,000 Deficit if Debt Exclusion Fails

Dighton Select Board hears debt exclusion warning projecting a $501,611 deficit for fiscal year 2027 without voter approval.

Dighton Assessors Reject FY27 Budget Directive, Cite $1.9 Million Free Cash Surplus

Dighton Board of Assessors unanimously rejects FY27 budget directive, citing $1.9 million in free cash and more than $1.2 million in unanticipated revenue.

Dighton Conservation Commission Grants Compliance Certificates, Continues Four Hearings

Dighton Conservation Commission honored 50-year member Charlie Mello and acted on a full docket of wetland permits at its January 22 meeting. Chairman Jim Digits led a standing tribute to Mello, who died the previous week at age 91.

Dighton Open Space Committee Unanimously Backs Lawyer for Committee Seat

DIGHTON — January 22, 2026 — Dighton Open Space Committee votes 3-0 to recommend Kenneth Fredette for membership, pending Select Board confirmation. Chairperson Jonathan Gale called the special Zoom session Thursday to consider Fredette's application; committee clerk Danica Belknap and former selectman Leonard Hull joined Gale in the unanimous

Dighton Stormwater Committee Awaits MACS Solar Farm Engineering Decision

Dighton's Stormwater Committee pressed for action on an unresolved MACS Solar Farm stormwater dispute as a downhill abutter raised safety concerns at the January 21 meeting.

Dighton Board of Health Adopts Dumpster and Portable Toilet Regulations

DIGHTON — January 20, 2026 — Dighton Board of Health formally adopts dumpster and portable toilet regulations at January meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve both policies at its January 20 meeting, with clerk Vincent Hebert reading the full dumpster regulation text into the record as required. The dumpster policy, dated

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