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West Bridgewater Finance Committee Reviews Six Budgets as Snow Costs Top $500,000

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- March 12, 2026, West Bridgewater Finance Committee hears six department budgets and learns blizzard costs have pushed snow and ice spending past $500,000. DPW Director Fairmount Nolte told the committee Thursday that the season had reached $235,000 before a recent blizzard, which alone cost approximately $300,

Bridgewater Finance Subcommittee Learns School District Capital Planning Process

BRIDGEWATER -- March 12, 2026, Bridgewater Finance Subcommittee hears school district capital process, flags high school roof as urgent. The Finance Committee's Capital Planning Subcommittee met March 12 with Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District Superintendent Ryan Powers, School Committee Chairwoman Rachel King, and Business Officer Motelani Babalola to examine

School Committee adopts $53.3 million fiscal 2027 budget

Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee adopts $53.3 million fiscal 2027 budget as override talk looms.

Marshfield Select Board authorizes dual budget options as deficit reaches $7.5 million

Marshfield Select Board directs staff to draft two budget options as town faces $7.5 million deficit.

Marshfield CPC Advances Housing Authority CDC Article to April 27 Town Meeting

Marshfield's Community Preservation Committee heard a detailed pitch for a Marshfield Housing Authority Community Development Corporation ahead of the April 27 Annual Town Meeting.

Kingston Capital Planning Reviews School Equipment as Budget Picture Remains Unclear

Kingston Capital Planning Committee hears school equipment requests but cannot act without certified free cash.

Hull Select Board Names Public Safety Building Committee, Adopts Beach Management Plan

HULL -- March 11, 2026, Hull Select Board fills public safety building committee with four permanent members and two alternates after fielding 11 applications for four seats. Chair Brian S. McCarthy led the March 11 session, which also saw the board unanimously adopt the town's 2026 North Nantasket Beach

Whitman Zoning Panel Clears Four Bylaw Amendments for Town Meeting

WHITMAN -- March 11, 2026, Whitman's Zoning Bylaw Study Committee unanimously advanced four bylaw amendments to the annual town meeting warrant at its March 11 meeting. The committee, chaired by Richard Rosen, approved a new Wetlands Protection Bylaw drafted by Conservation Commission member Ed Winnett, a residency-requirements cleanup

Whitman Aid Fund Committee Sets July 1 Target for First Tax Relief Applications

WHITMAN -- March 11, 2026, Whitman's Women's Aid for the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee is targeting a July 1 launch for its first-ever property tax relief applications, with an October 1 deadline for residents to apply. Chair Brian Trussell led the March 11 meeting,

Whitman Senior Center Fuel Assistance Funds Dry Up Weeks Before Season Ends

WHITMAN -- March 11, 2026, Whitman Council on Aging reports fuel assistance funds fully exhausted with weeks left in heating season. The Council on Aging met March 11 and heard from its director that self-help organizations have run out of fuel assistance money and the state is not releasing additional

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