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Carver Planning Board Votes to Pursue 40-R Smart Growth District for MBTA Compliance

CARVER -- March 25, 2026, Carver Planning Board votes 4-1 to pursue a Chapter 40-R Smart Growth Housing District, aiming to satisfy the state's MBTA Communities Law with a single zoning action. The board acted after a working session with Judy Barrett and Lily Kramer of the

Bridgewater Board of Health elects chair, previews tobacco and food enforcement push

BRIDGEWATER -- March 25, 2026, Bridgewater's two-member Board of Health elected a chair and mapped out a busy enforcement calendar in an 18-minute organizational meeting Wednesday. Health Agent Eric Badger facilitated the session, which opened at 3:36 p.m. with one of three board seats still

Abington Finance Committee Learns Override Ballot Proceeds Regardless of Town Meeting Vote

ABINGTON -- March 25, 2026, Abington Finance Committee learns override ballot is set regardless of Town Meeting outcome. The committee spent most of its March 25 session untangling the mechanics of the town's Proposition 2½ override process after the town manager confirmed that a May 16 special election ballot,

Abington Board of Health Approves Variances for Two Residential Septic Projects

ABINGTON -- March 25, 2026, Abington Board of Health approves septic variances for two constrained residential lots and flags unresolved gaps in a proposed tobacco regulation overhaul. The board voted 3-0 at its March 25 meeting to approve local variances and Title 5 relief for 9 Woodland Drive, a two-

Conservation Commission closes South Avenue septic hearing

Lakeville Conservation Commission closes septic hearing, continues cold storage expansion review. The board voted unanimously to close the hearing on a septic upgrade at 4 South Avenue, adding a condition that a trailer and shed near the wetland be removed before silt fence installation.

Kingston Water Commission Flags Capacity Rights, Payment Terms in Miramar Sewer Deal

Kingston Water Commission challenges key terms in Miramar sewer agreement, pressing for higher upfront payment.

Brockton Policy Subcommittee Clears Dozens of School Manual Revisions for Full Committee

Brockton's School Committee policy subcommittee voted 3-0 to advance more than 80 updated, added, or omitted policy sections to the full School Committee for a final vote.

Whitman Select Board Votes to Pursue Library Override, Sparing Police and Fire

WHITMAN -- March 24, 2026, Whitman Select Board will ask voters to approve a Proposition 2½ override to keep the public library open, with closure the explicit consequence if the ballot measure fails. After more than an hour of debate over three competing scenarios presented by Town Accountant Mary Beth Carter,

Whitman Finance Committee Flags $400,000 FY27 Gap in Line-by-Line Budget Review

WHITMAN -- March 24, 2026, Whitman's Finance Committee opened a line-by-line FY27 budget review Tuesday, aiming to close an estimated $400,000 structural deficit before a planned April 7 joint session with the Select Board. Committee Chair Kevin Lassen said two options in circulation, reductions to police

Scituate Select Board Opens Warrant for $27 Million Low-Interest Sewer Expansion Loan

SCITUATE -- March 24, 2026, Scituate Select Board unanimously opens Town Meeting warrant to pursue $27 million in low-interest state sewer financing. Town Administrator Rob Hudner announced the town has been placed on MassDEP's State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan for $27 million at approximately 2 percent interest

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