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Select Board OKs 48% Hike in Sewer Connection Fees
Mansfield Select Board raised sewer connection fees 48 percent and restarted health-plan design talks.
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Assessors begin fiscal 2027 property revaluation
Mansfield assessors begin a fiscal 2027 revaluation of every property in town. Also in today's brief (15 items): Assessors begin fiscal 2027 property revaluation; State sets key dates ahead of Nov. 3 election; Town lists parcel for sale, bids open; Mansfield soccer hosts Oliver Ames in …
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's obituary notices for Mansfield, Massachusetts list two residents: Young, Thomas A., age 73, who died September 28, 2026, and Vallett, Michael J., age 73, who died October 1, 2026. Both obituaries were posted through Echovita under the care of Norton Memorial Funeral Home, th…
Morning Brief
Planning board weighs tiny-house zoning change
Planning Board weighs tiny house zoning change and County Street housing study. From our own coverage: Planning board hears tiny home petition, housing study. Also in today's brief (9 items): Town announces annual Halloween Parade; Town releases October newsletter; Bi-County Collaborati…
Morning Brief
Assessors post FY2027 property values
Board of Assessors posts proposed FY2027 property values as townwide revaluation wraps up. Also in today's brief (4 items): Assessors post FY2027 property value notices; Suicide prevention training offered Wednesday; School facilities subcommittee meets at Park Row; Annual Arts and Craf…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026
Mansfield's obituary notices this week include four residents: Cavanaugh, James F.; King, Charles E.; Menzer, Beverly M. (Berlin); and Paiva, Donald L. Beverly M. (Berlin) Menzer, 81, was remembered as the daughter of the late Ethel and Hyman Berlin and the wife of the late Lester S. J.…
Morning Brief
Town posts Nov. 3 election details
Town posts information on offices, ballot questions ahead of Nov. 3 election. Also in today's brief (12 items): Town posts Nov. 3 election details; Fall II recreation registration opens Monday; School Committee Policy Subcommittee meets Monday; Industrial Development Commission meets Mo…
Morning Brief
Town seeks artists for goose parade project
Mansfield calls on artists to design goose sculptures for a new public art parade. Also in today's brief (7 items): Mansfield seeks artists for goose parade art project; Fall II recreation program registration opens Monday; Foxborough, Mansfield JV soccer teams meet Monday; School Commi…
Morning Brief
Board rescinds land sale over hidden easement
Mansfield's Select Board rescinded a Rolling Green land sale after finding a hidden drainage easement, days after approving $16.8 million in bonds. From our own coverage: School Committee weighs ICE, police campus access policy; Planning Board takes up Gilbert Street housing compound. A…
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Hears Tiny Home Petition, Housing Study
Mansfield Planning Board hears tiny-house ADU pitch and sobering County Street housing math.
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