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West Bridgewater Planning Board Approves Vineyard Farm Site Plan 4-0

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- June 17, 2026, West Bridgewater Planning Board approves Vineyard Farm site plan 4-0, continues industrial road hearing. The board voted unanimously on June 17 to approve a modified site plan for Vineyard Farm Enterprises, Inc. at 175 East Center Street, authorizing updates to structures, parking, and fencing

Plymouth Board Upholds Funeral Home Late Fees 3-2, Suspends Tobacco Retailer

PLYMOUTH -- June 17, 2026, Plymouth Board of Health upholds $600 in late fees against a 131-year-old funeral home and sustains a two-week tobacco suspension against a village store. The board voted 3-2 at its June 17 meeting to deny a late-fee waiver sought by Carmel

Marshfield Conservation Commission Continues Dock Variance Debate, Issues Four Permits

MARSHFIELD -- June 17, 2026, Marshfield Conservation Commission continued a contested dock variance application and issued a series of permits at its June 17 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to push the 12 Careswell Street notice of intent, which seeks two variances from the town's dock bylaw, including a

Marshfield Conservation Commission Continues Dock Variance Debate, Issues Four Permits

MARSHFIELD -- June 17, 2026, Marshfield Conservation Commission continued a contested dock variance application and issued a series of permits at its June 17 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to push the 12 Careswell Street notice of intent, which seeks two variances from the town's dock bylaw, including a

Lakeville Board of Health Votes to Oppose State Bill Threatening Local Septic Rules

LAKEVILLE -- June 17, 2026, Lakeville Board of Health votes to challenge a state housing bill provision that members say would gut local wastewater rules. At the June 17 meeting, the three-member board voted unanimously to direct its shared services health specialist to draft a letter to state legislators and

Halifax Board of Health Votes 2-1 to Back Marilyn's Landing Landfill Repair Project

HALIFAX -- June 17, 2026, Halifax Board of Health voted 2-1 to send a formal letter of support to MassDEP backing McDonald Industries' corrective action soil project at Marilyn's Landing, the town's capped landfill on the Halifax-Bridgewater line. The chair, who voted yes alongside

Carver Conservation Commission Orders Removal of Materials From Wenham Pond Buffer Zone

CARVER -- June 17, 2026, Carver Conservation Commission votes unanimously to order cleanup of Wenham Pond buffer zone. The commission, meeting June 17, approved an enforcement letter directing the owner of 16B Wenham Road to remove stockpiled organic material, burn pile debris, and associated stored materials from within 100 feet of

Bridgewater Planning Board advances CBD zoning overhaul, schedules June 24 vote

BRIDGEWATER -- June 17, 2026, Bridgewater Planning Board and Town Council's CED Committee advance sweeping downtown zoning overhaul toward a June 24 vote. The joint public hearing on Ordinance DFY 26-014 consumed most of a two-hour session June 17, with Town Planner Shane O'Brien walking

Bridgewater Planning Board advances CBD zoning overhaul, schedules June 24 vote

BRIDGEWATER -- June 17, 2026, Bridgewater Planning Board and Town Council's CED Committee advance sweeping downtown zoning overhaul toward a June 24 vote. The joint public hearing on Ordinance DFY 26-014 consumed most of a two-hour session June 17, with Town Planner Shane O'Brien walking

Bridgewater Finance Committee Approves Five FY26 Budget Transfers Unanimously

BRIDGEWATER -- June 17, 2026, Bridgewater's Finance Committee unanimously approved five end-of-fiscal-year budget transfers at its June 17 meeting, including a $124,000 electricity and gas shortfall for town buildings and an emergency sewer generator purchase moved up from the FY27 capital plan after the existing

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