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Somerset Finance Committee Approves $17,596 Reserve Transfer, Hears Sewer Petition

SOMERSET -- April 29, 2026, Somerset Finance Committee hears citizen push to pause sewer plant overhaul and form Fall River regional district. The committee voted unanimously to approve a $17,596.24 reserve fund transfer covering three assessor's office shortfalls, a $912 longevity calculation error, a $6,127.29

Somerset Board of Health Asserts Review Authority Over Proposed Battery Storage Facility

SOMERSET -- April 16, 2026, Somerset Board of Health asserts oversight authority over proposed Riverside Avenue battery storage facility. At an April 16 informational session, Michael Hugo, Director of Strategy and Government Relations for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, told the three-member board that it holds broad powers under

Somerset-Berkley School Committee Unanimously Approves DECA Atlanta Trip

Somerset-Berkley Regional School Committee approves DECA international conference trip in a one-item meeting. The board voted 7-0 Tuesday to send qualifying students to the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, April 25-29, 2026.

Somerset School Committee Approves $26.9 Million FY2027 Budget in 5-0 Vote

SOMERSET -- April 14, 2026, Somerset School Committee approves $26.9 million FY2027 budget in unanimous vote. The committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a $26,889,305 spending plan for the coming school year, representing a $931,288 or 3.59 percent increase over FY2026, down from an initial

Somerset Planning Board Unanimously Backs Rezoning of Blighted Route 6 Gas Station Site

SOMERSET -- April 14, 2026, Somerset Planning Board unanimously backs rezoning of long-vacant Route 6 gas station, while declining to pick among three contested legal fixes for the Slates Ferry Crossing overlay bylaw. The board voted 5-0 to recommend to town meeting that two parcels owned by JLK Realty