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Halifax Finance Committee Reviews $1.5 Million Override, Demands School Budget Data

HALIFAX -- March 16, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee reviews $1.5 million override case and presses for school budget transparency. The committee, meeting virtually on March 16, debriefed a three-hour joint budget session and confirmed the Select Board had voted to place a $1.5 million Proposition 2½ override on

Carver Finance Committee Recommends $1.33 Million Capital Borrowing, Votes to Confront $4 Million Health Insurance Deficit

CARVER -- March 16, 2026, Carver Finance Committee endorses $1.33 million capital borrowing and confronts $4 million health insurance deficit. The Finance Committee voted 4-0 Monday to recommend borrowing up to $1,331,750 for six municipal capital projects, including an $800,000 fire department item and a $95,

Carver Finance Committee Recommends $1.33 Million Capital Borrowing, Votes to Confront $4 Million Health Insurance Deficit

CARVER -- March 16, 2026, Carver Finance Committee endorses $1.33 million capital borrowing and confronts $4 million health insurance deficit. The Finance Committee voted 4-0 Monday to recommend borrowing up to $1,331,750 for six municipal capital projects, including an $800,000 fire department item and a $95,

Lakeville Planning Board advances first subdivision rules rewrite since 1987

Lakeville Planning Board fields resident flooding complaints, pushes ahead on 1987 rules overhaul.

Planning Board retains outgoing town planner as paid consultant

Lakeville Planning Board hears Pinecrest Drive flooding complaints, advances open space rules.

Hanover Township Adopts Nine Housing Ordinances Hours Before State Deadline

Hanover Township adopted nine affordable housing ordinances Thursday to meet a March 16 state deadline under New Jersey's 2024 Fair Share housing law overhaul. Mayor Gallagher and Committeemen Cahill, Farrah Mosca, and Francioli voted unanimously on all measures, with Committeeman Michalco excused.

Scituate Planning Board Delays Country Way Multifamily Decision Until June

Scituate Planning Board continues contentious Country Way multifamily hearing to June amid unresolved water quality and environmental concerns.

Scituate Council on Aging launches Snow Angel program after February storms

Scituate Council on Aging launches a neighborhood Snow Angel snow removal program and expands a regional memory cafe to five South Shore communities.

Hingham Finance Committee unanimously recommends $70 million HMLP borrowing authorization

HINGHAM -- March 12, 2026, Hingham's Finance Committee voted 14-0 to recommend a $70 million borrowing for the Municipal Light Plant while spending most of a marathon March 12 session debating whether to build, shrink, or delay a proposed Center for Active Living. The unanimous HMLP vote would

West Bridgewater School Committee Affirms FY27 Budget 4-1 After Procedural Re-Vote

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- March 12, 2026, West Bridgewater School Committee re-votes 4-1 to affirm the FY27 school budget after a procedural fix. The School Committee held a special re-vote Thursday on the bottom line of its fiscal year 2027 school budget, not to change any figures, but to

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