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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Schools · School Committee
Mansfield School Committee Accepts $190,000 in Earmarks
Mansfield School Committee accepts $190,000 in state earmarks, approves scoreboard ad policy.
Morning Brief
Assessors, Planning Board meet Wednesday
Board of Assessors and Planning Board hold Wednesday meetings, one with an amended agenda. Also in today's brief (5 items): Board of Assessors meets Wednesday; Planning Board meets with amended agenda; Taunton visits Mansfield for volleyball Friday; School Committee meets Sept. 29.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
One Mansfield-connected obituary was reported this week: Repucci, James R., 79, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who was formerly of Mansfield, Massachusetts (and later of Austintown, Ohio, and Milton, Florida), died Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at his home. His notice was po…
Morning Brief
Mansfield posts election information ahead of November 3 vote
Mansfield posts information on offices and ballot questions ahead of the November 3 general election. Also in today's brief (8 items): Mansfield posts information for November 3 election; September town newsletter now available; Town shares weekly cybersecurity scam alert; Open Space an…
Morning Brief
Mansfield Calls For Artists To Design Goose Parade Public Art
Mansfield launched a call for artists to submit designs for a new "Goose Parade Takes Flight" public art project, according to a notice posted on the town website this week. The Department of Public Works will begin its annual hydrant flushing program Monday, September 21, which can tem…
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel: Mansfield DPW Needs 11 More Workers
Mansfield Finance Committee learns DPW is short 11 workers, reviews $3.5 million in free cash.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves Bonds, Rescinds Land Sale
Mansfield Select Board approves $16.8 million bond sale, then rescinds a land deal over a hidden easement. The board unanimously approved selling bonds to Robert W.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026
Four Mansfield-resident obituaries were reported this week: Gauthier, Jacquelyn M. (Dooley); Holske, Peter L. II; Paulson, Richard G.; and Todd-Davis, Lisa M. (Altieri). Gauthier, of Mansfield, Dedham and Cotuit, died September 6 and is survived by three children, including a son who re…
Government · Board of Health
Board Presses Landlords, Businesses on Violations
Mansfield health board presses two landlords and cites two businesses over repeat violations.
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