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Plympton Finance Committee approves most FY27 budget lines, holds health insurance and regional school votes

PLYMPTON -- March 23, 2026, Plympton's Finance Committee approved the bulk of the town's proposed fiscal year 2027 municipal budget Monday but held two major line items, group health insurance and the Silver Lake Regional School assessment, for a joint session with the Select Board on April

Plymouth ZBA Unanimously Approves 12-Unit Expansion and First Veteran Housing Preference at Alden's Reach

PLYMOUTH -- March 23, 2026, Plymouth ZBA approves 12-unit expansion and first veteran housing preference at Alden's Reach in unanimous vote. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Monday to approve a substantial modification to the Alden's Reach comprehensive permit, growing the South Plymouth condominium

Pembroke Planning Board March 23 Meeting Has No Recoverable Broadcast Record

PEMBROKE -- March 23, 2026, Pembroke Planning Board's March 23 meeting cannot be reported from community access TV. The recording provided for the meeting produced a completely incoherent ASR transcript containing no identifiable names, agenda items, motions, votes, or dollar figures. No agenda, packet, or approved minutes were supplied

Marshfield Select Board Tables Beach Sticker Hike, Approves Corner Cafe Full Liquor License

MARSHFIELD -- March 23, 2026, Marshfield Select Board tables beach sticker price increase, approves Corner Cafe liquor upgrade. The board voted unanimously Monday to defer action on a proposed $10 hike in resident beach sticker prices, from $60 to $70, after Beaches Director Cindy Castro could not provide a complete cost

Marshfield DPW Awards Five Contracts Totaling Roughly $110,000 at March Meeting

MARSHFIELD -- March 23, 2026, Marshfield Board of Public Works awards five contracts and grants an ADU trash waiver at March 23 meeting. The board unanimously approved contracts for catch basin cleaning with RJ Gabriel Construction Company of Bridgewater at $21.20 per basin, UV disinfection system parts with Veolia Water

Marshfield DPW Awards Five Contracts Totaling Roughly $110,000 at March Meeting

MARSHFIELD -- March 23, 2026, Marshfield Board of Public Works awards five contracts and grants an ADU trash waiver at March 23 meeting. The board unanimously approved contracts for catch basin cleaning with RJ Gabriel Construction Company of Bridgewater at $21.20 per basin, UV disinfection system parts with Veolia Water

Hingham School Committee Approves Counselor Summer Work Agreement, Updates Food Service Policies

HINGHAM -- March 23, 2026, Hingham School Committee approves summer counselor agreement and four food service policies, hears business department review. The committee voted unanimously Monday to approve a memorandum of agreement with the Hingham Education Association Unit A covering additional summer workdays for secondary school counselors who handle course placement

Hanson Planning Board Rejects Spring Street Demolition-Redevelopment Plan, Eyes $7 Million Highway Project

HANSON -- March 23, 2026, Hanson Planning Board sends Spring Street redevelopment to ZBA with a thumbs-down. At the March 23 meeting, Town Planner Tony Clapper argued that a proposal to demolish a longtime two-family structure at 27 Spring Street and replace it with a duplex and two detached

Halifax School Committee approves $8.16 million FY27 budget in unanimous vote

HALIFAX -- March 23, 2026, Halifax School Committee unanimously approved an $8.16 million fiscal year 2027 operating budget, choosing the level-service figure over the state-mandated minimum after administration warned that any lower amount would trigger potential loss of state aid and Attorney General enforcement. The 3-0 vote

Carver School Committee Unanimously Approves $26.2 Million FY27 Budget

CARVER -- March 23, 2026, Carver School Committee unanimously approves $26.2 million school budget for FY27 with no layoffs. The committee voted 5-0 Monday to send a $26,237,431 appropriation, a 3.3 percent increase over the current year, to Town Meeting on April 7 at Carver Middle

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