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Plympton Town Property Committee presents fire station demand data at phase-one session

PLYMPTON -- February 9, 2026, Plympton's Town Property Committee held its second phase-one information session on a potential fire station project, presenting four years of emergency response data with no votes taken and no sites selected. Committee members Caitlin Johnson, Keelan Smith, and Pierre Boyer outlined call volume

East Bridgewater Select Board Cuts Town Hall Monday Hours to 7 p.m.

EAST BRIDGEWATER -- February 9, 2026, East Bridgewater Select Board votes to close Town Hall one hour earlier on Monday nights starting March 2. The board unanimously approved operational changes flowing from a previously ratified clerical Memorandum of Agreement, reducing Town Hall's Monday public hours from 8 p.m.

Carver School Committee Hears FY27 Budget Plan Cutting Three Teachers and Adding Two Arts Positions

CARVER -- February 9, 2026, Carver School Committee receives $28.6 million FY27 budget proposal featuring three teacher reductions and a switch from French to Portuguese. Superintendent Ronald Neve and the district's business manager presented a balanced operating budget, a 3.3 percent increase over FY26, that eliminates one

Carver School Committee Hears FY27 Budget Plan Cutting Three Teachers and Adding Two Arts Positions

CARVER -- February 9, 2026, Carver School Committee receives $28.6 million FY27 budget proposal featuring three teacher reductions and a switch from French to Portuguese. Superintendent Ronald Neve and the district's business manager presented a balanced operating budget, a 3.3 percent increase over FY26, that eliminates one

Plympton Town Property Committee Opens Fire Station Review With Data-Only Phase 1 Session

PLYMPTON -- February 7, 2026, Plympton's three-member Town Property Committee launched its Phase 1 fire station review Saturday with a public data session, pledging no site selections or cost commitments at this stage. Committee members Caitlin Johnson, Keelan Smith, and Pierre Boyer presented four years of emergency response

Silver Lake School Committee defers FY27 budget vote, orders two-scenario assessment

Silver Lake Regional School Committee defers a $42.4 million FY27 budget vote as staff cuts and a capital fund divide members.

Halifax Planning Board orders Starbucks developer to fix ADA sidewalk violations

Halifax planners unanimously ordered the developer behind the new Starbucks complex at 314 Plymouth Street to submit a written remediation plan before any occupancy permit is considered.

Bridgewater Planning Board Continues Three Public Hearings, Approves Mansion Way Lot Releases

Bridgewater Planning Board continued all three pending public hearings to March 4 and approved lot releases for a renamed subdivision at its February 5 remote meeting.

Scituate's Pier 44 Commission wins all permits, seeks $6 million CPC funding

Scituate's Pier 44 Commission secured a full permit slate and authorized a $6 million funding request to the Community Preservation Committee for the planned harbor park.

Finance Committee Kicks Off Budget Review with $400,000 Borrowing Request

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- February 5, 2026, West Bridgewater Finance Committee opens its annual budget review with a $400,000 short-term borrowing request. The committee heard departmental presentations Thursday from the town's treasurer-collector, identified only as Scott, who requested a jump in the bond anticipation notes line to

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