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Seekonk Select Board Awards Arcade Avenue Contract to Higher Bidder, Citing Prior Project Failures

SEEKONK — June 17, 2026 — Seekonk's Select Board voted 3-2 to bypass the low bidder and award a $2.67 million-plus paving contract to J.H. Lynch and Sons for Arcade Avenue and Oak Hill Avenue work. The board rejected a recommendation from Town Administrator Sean Cadeen

Seekonk Select Board Splits 2-2 on Paving Bid, Orders Special Meeting

SEEKONK — June 10, 2026 — Seekonk Select Board deadlocks on paving contract and tables Medeiros Farm design award. The board split 2-2 twice on June 10 on competing motions to award a roughly $2.6-to-$3.2-million on-call pavement and sidewalk rehabilitation contract, first failing to approve

Seekonk Planning Board Approves Four Lot Transfers, Hears 40B Neighbor Concerns

SEEKONK — June 9, 2026 — Seekonk Planning Board clears four lot transfers and takes public testimony on an incomplete 40B application at its June 9 meeting. The board unanimously endorsed three Approval Not Required lot-line adjustments — at 124 Carpenter Street, 73-77 Hope Street, and 154-202 Greenwood Avenue — and

Seekonk Awards $799,549 Library OPM Contract, Opens Verizon Cable Negotiations

SEEKONK — May 27, 2026 — Seekonk Select Board approves $799,549 library OPM contract and opens Verizon cable talks. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to award the Owner's Project Manager contract for the town's library renovation to CHA Consulting after Town Administrator Shaun Sagar negotiated the firm&

Seekonk Planning Board Workshop Surfaces Fire, Police, and Infrastructure Gaps Amid Route 6 Growth

SEEKONK — May 19, 2026 — Seekonk Planning Board holds master plan workshop on transportation and public facilities, exposing significant staffing and infrastructure gaps. The May 19 session drew department heads, the fire and police chiefs, and school officials to provide input on two elements of the town's ongoing master

Seekonk Select Board Backs Old Town Hall Rehab, Approves Police Hires and Licenses

SEEKONK — May 13, 2026 — Seekonk Select Board approves two police hires, accepts nearly $7,600 in fire grants, and opens door to a $4 million Old Town Hall rehabilitation. The board voted unanimously to extend conditional employment offers to lateral-transfer candidates Adam Pacheco as a full-time officer and

Seekonk Planning Board approves Pride Hyundai dealership at former cinema site

SEEKONK — May 12, 2026 — Seekonk Planning Board approves Pride Hyundai dealership at former cinema site and confronts stormwater enforcement gap. The board voted 4-0-1 at its May 12 meeting to approve the site plan for Pride Hyundai at 800 Fall River Avenue — the former Showcase Cinema — clearing the

Seekonk Select Board votes to sell County Street Fire Station, backs fire staffing budget

SEEKONK — April 29, 2026 — Seekonk Select Board votes to sell former County Street fire station and backs fire budget over Finance Committee objections. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to direct Town Administrator Sean Cadim to prepare 170 County Street for public sale, requiring soil contamination testing before any listing, with

Seekonk Select Board Adopts FY27 Budget With 3 Percent School Increase

SEEKONK — April 15, 2026 — Seekonk Select Board unanimously adopts FY27 budget at 3 percent school increase, cutting $169,491 from municipal accounts. The board, meeting April 15, approved Town Administrator Sean Kadeem's package of reductions — including elimination of an $80,000 DPW truck-replacement capital line, a $25,

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