Kingston Sewer Commission accepts $4.09 million Duxbury capacity deposit
Kingston Sewer Commission votes to accept a $4.09 million capacity deposit from a Duxbury development project and advances a 30,000-foot sewer expansion.
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Kingston Select Board unanimously appoints two co-response clinicians to Police Department
Kingston Select Board launches co-response mental health program with two new Police Department hires.
Brockton School Committee Sets September 3 Start, Refers $1M Library Proposal
Brockton School Committee adopts September 3, 2026, school-year start and refers $1 million library spending proposal to finance subcommittee.
Scituate boards vet dozen bylaw changes before April Town Meeting
Scituate's Select Board, Advisory Committee, and Bylaw Review Commission reviewed a dozen proposed bylaw changes at a joint session Tuesday ahead of the April 13 Annual Town Meeting.
Hingham Select Board Delays Vote on $770,000 School Boiler and Repair Article
HINGHAM -- March 3, 2026, Hingham Select Board delays vote on a $770,000 school repairs article while facing a $97.4 million capital plan for FY27. Capital Outlay Committee Chair Mike Donovan told a joint session of the Select Board, School Committee, and Advisory Committee that the gross five-year
Hanson Select Board approves grant-funded mental health clinician sharing deal
HANSON -- March 3, 2026, Hanson Select Board unanimously backs grant-funded mental health clinician program and Inspector General school audit request. The board voted Tuesday to enter an intermunicipal agreement, at no cost to Hanson, funded through the state Department of Mental Health, placing two clinicians hired by the Kingston
Whitman Finance Committee approves six backlogged meeting minutes, hears DPW project closeout
WHITMAN -- March 3, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee clears a six-meeting backlog of minutes and hears that the new DPW building project is closing out with $623,324 returned to the town. Acting Chair Chuck Colby presided in place of Chair Mike Warner, with members Kevin Wolfe, Ann Zaniga, Jason
Whitman Conservation Commission Continues Rye Hill Duplex Hearing Pending Other Boards
WHITMAN -- March 3, 2026, Whitman Conservation Commission continues Rye Hill duplex hearing and tightens draft wetlands bylaw. The commission opened and continued a public hearing on a Notice of Intent filed by Gary and Fernando Christina, trustees, for seven residential duplexes at 25 Rye Hill Street, with commissioners pressing the
Conservation Commission Approves Two Septic Upgrades, Advances Commercial Project to Order of Conditions
WEST BRIDGEWATER -- March 3, 2026, West Bridgewater Conservation Commission approved two residential septic upgrades and cleared a commercial project while pressing a subdivision developer on a contested wetland buffer encroachment. The commission issued negative three determinations with conditions for septic replacements at 18 Aldridge Road and 234 South Elm Street,
Carver Select Board Approves Opioid Funds, Forms EMS Panel Amid $4M Health Crisis
CARVER -- March 3, 2026, Carver Select Board approves opioid funds, forms EMS building committee, and confronts a $4 million health insurance shortfall. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to commit $14,500 in opioid settlement funds to Plymouth County Outreach, whose executive director told the board the program has correlated with