Halifax Select Board Places $1.5 Million Tax Override on Spring Ballot
Halifax places a $1.5 million Proposition 2½ override question on the spring ballot.
Dave Watkins
Halifax Conservation Commission Continues Amanda's Way Hearings, Directs New Wetlands Filing
Halifax Conservation Commission welcomes new agent, orders new wetlands filing at 16 Old Summit Street. Chair Edward Lane opened the March 10 meeting by introducing Dan Levesque as Halifax's new conservation agent, then presided over five unanimous 5-0 votes in a session that lasted just 35 minutes.
Hingham Select Board awards $7.9 million contract for South Shore Country Club pool
Hingham Select Board unanimously awards $7.9 million pool contract and places senior center debt exclusion on ballot.
Carver Earth Removal Committee Sets Spring Site Visits, Pursues Closure Non-Compliance
Carver Earth Removal Committee presses two permit holders for long-overdue closure documentation.
Scituate Advances Balanced $25.9 Million FY27 Budget, Sets April Town Meeting Slate
Scituate Select Board approves balanced $25.9 million FY27 budget and clears town meeting warrant at joint hearing.
Hingham Finance Committee Approves $346,129 Personnel Appropriation, Advances Electronic Voting Funding
HINGHAM -- March 10, 2026, Hingham Finance Committee unanimously approves personnel funding and electronic voting pre-authorization ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The committee voted unanimously to appropriate $346,129 for fiscal year 2027 non-union employee compensation and benefits and to pre-authorize up to $100,000 from unassigned fund
Whitman Select Board approves $59.5 million school bond sale at rates below 4 percent
WHITMAN -- March 10, 2026, Whitman Select Board unanimously approves $59.5 million in school bonds and notes at competitive rates while confronting a $500,000 budget deficit. The board approved the sale of $28,535,000 in general obligation school bonds to Raymond James and Associates at a true interest
Whitman Assessors Approve $10,000-Plus in Abatements, Launch New Growth Audit
WHITMAN -- March 10, 2026, Whitman Board of Assessors approves more than $10,000 in excise abatements and exemptions, launches new growth audit. The board voted unanimously at its March 10 meeting to approve a 2026 motor vehicle excise abatement of $8,691.50, the largest single item on a full
Whitman-Hanson Schools Propose $66.8 Million Budget After Eliminating 2 Million in Spending
WHITMAN -- March 10, 2026, Whitman-Hanson Regional School District proposes a $66.8 million FY27 budget built on $2 million in cuts completed in six weeks. Interim Superintendent John Marcus and Interim Director of Business Matt Wells told the Whitman Finance Committee on March 10 that the district faced $4.
Hanson Select Board places 35 town meeting warrant articles, tables Cranberry Cove fee hike
HANSON -- March 10, 2026, Hanson Select Board honors 27-year ZBA staffer and places more than 30 town meeting warrant articles. The board unanimously accepted the resignation of Virginia Cosley, administrative assistant to the Zoning Board of Appeals since 1999, and received a state citation from Representative Kent Sweezy praising