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Marshfield Zoning Board approves Modest Roots Brewing site plan with parking conditions

MARSHFIELD -- June 9, 2026, Marshfield Zoning Board clears Brant Rock brewery for 90 seats, ties approval to leased parking. The board voted to grant site plan approval to Modest Roots Brewing Company at 25 Dyke Road on June 9, with conditions requiring that all 25 required parking spaces remain exclusively

Marshfield School Committee Approves Calendar Shift, Accepts $114,000 Education Foundation Grant

MARSHFIELD -- June 9, 2026, Marshfield School Committee reorganizes, honors 23 retirees, and shifts student start day to avoid election conflict. At its June 9 meeting, the committee unanimously re-elected Sean Costello as chair and elected Lauren Dargan as vice chair 3-0, then recognized 23 retirees representing 446 combined

Marshfield Advisory Board Backs Four-Million Override, Adds Funds to Six Departments

MARSHFIELD -- June 9, 2026, Marshfield Advisory Board assembles $3.4 million wish list ahead of override town meeting. The board unanimously approved a series of budget restorations Monday, adding $25,000 for harbormaster salaries, $25,000 for animal control, $24,235.97 for a shared DPW engineering position, $30,000

Marshfield Advisory Board Backs Four-Million Override, Adds Funds to Six Departments

MARSHFIELD -- June 9, 2026, Marshfield Advisory Board assembles $3.4 million wish list ahead of override town meeting. The board unanimously approved a series of budget restorations Monday, adding $25,000 for harbormaster salaries, $25,000 for animal control, $24,235.97 for a shared DPW engineering position, $30,000

Lakeville Zoning Board Resets Rocky Woods Hearing After Membership Drops to Three

LAKEVILLE -- June 9, 2026, Lakeville's Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to reset the Simmons Hill LLC comprehensive permit hearing, known as Rocky Woods, after board membership fell to three of five required members. Chairman John Oliveri explained that one member resigned after moving out of town, a

Lakeville Conservation Commission Issues Positive Wetland Determination for Unpermitted Shore Avenue Drainage

LAKEVILLE -- June 9, 2026, Lakeville Conservation Commission unanimously found unauthorized drainage work at three Shore Avenue properties subject to the state Wetlands Protection Act, ordering the property owners to appear before the board on July 14. Attorney Jim Marsh appeared on behalf of Clark Shore Association Incorporated, which owns Shore

Kingston Water Board Hires Leak Detection Firm, Denies Winter Spigot Abatement

KINGSTON -- June 9, 2026, Kingston water commissioners reorganized, approved a leak detection contract, and denied a bill abatement request at their June 9 meeting. Barbara Lanson was unanimously reelected chair and Richard Loren Jr. as vice chair for 2026-27. The board voted unanimously to hire Prowler Underground Solutions LLC

Kingston Finance Committee Approves $3,000 Transfer to Harbormaster for Equipment Repairs

KINGSTON -- June 9, 2026, Kingston Finance Committee approves $3,000 reserve fund transfer to cash-strapped Harbormaster. The three-member panel, Chair David Fuller, Vicki Kelly, and Marsha Meekins, voted 3-0 Tuesday to cover costs from a burned engine replacement and a series of mooring hardware failures that had

Hull Conservation Commission Ratifies Allerton Cove Seaweed Emergency Order

HULL -- June 9, 2026, Hull Conservation Commission ratifies emergency seaweed order for Allerton Cove as town scrambles for disposal options. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to ratify an emergency certificate filed by Conservation Administrator Ian MacDonald following a Board of Health public health emergency declaration triggered by a massive seaweed

Hull Conservation Commission Ratifies Allerton Cove Seaweed Emergency Order

HULL -- June 9, 2026, Hull Conservation Commission ratifies emergency seaweed order for Allerton Cove as town scrambles for disposal options. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to ratify an emergency certificate filed by Conservation Administrator Ian MacDonald following a Board of Health public health emergency declaration triggered by a massive seaweed

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