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Lakeville Planning Board Approves ADU, Backs Wetland Bylaw Petition and Data Center Zoning

LAKEVILLE -- May 28, 2026, Lakeville Planning Board approves one ADU, continues a second, and backs a wetland bylaw citizen petition at May 28 meeting. The four-member board, noting the resignation of member John Cabral effective May 27, unanimously approved a 784-square-foot ADU at 57 Kingman Street for

Kingston Select Board Approves $63.7 Million Operating Budget for Town Meeting

KINGSTON -- May 28, 2026, Kingston Select Board approves $63.7 million operating budget and new police funds ahead of June 6 Town Meeting. Meeting remotely on May 28, the five-member board worked through more than three dozen Annual Town Meeting warrant articles left unfinished from a prior session, unanimously

Bridgewater Conservation Commission Fines Two Properties $100 Per Day for Wetland Violations

BRIDGEWATER -- May 28, 2026, Bridgewater Conservation Commission voted to impose $100-per-day fines on two non-compliant properties and directed the town's own water treatment plant project to return with a full notice of intent at its May 28 meeting. Chair Marilyn McDonald and Conservation Agent Dan

McMahon Makes Case for School Committee Seat Ahead of June 6 Vote

Scituate School Committee candidate Erica McMahon outlined her platform in a community access TV interview ahead of the June 6 annual town election.

Scituate School Committee candidate Smith touts legal background, progressive priorities ahead of June 6 vote

Scituate School Committee candidate Coleman Smith outlined a progressive platform in a televised interview ahead of the June 6 town election.

Plympton ZBA Signals Support for 40B Earth Removal and Septic Waivers at Rickards Pond

PLYMPTON -- May 27, 2026, Plympton Zoning Board signals it will grant key 40B waivers for 60-unit Rickards Pond development, with final vote set for May 28. The board spent nearly three hours at its May 27 session working through waiver requests for the RPP LLC Chapter 40B comprehensive permit

Marshfield Advisory Board Begins Department-by-Department Budget Review Before Town Meeting

MARSHFIELD -- May 27, 2026, Marshfield Advisory Board begins building its own budget math ahead of a high-stakes Town Meeting vote. Meeting May 27, the board heard from Interim Town Administrator Peter Morin, who explained how the town's projected deficit shrank from $7 million to $5.6 million,

Freetown-Lakeville School Committee Fails to Reduce Budget, Level-Services Plan Advances to Town Meetings

LAKEVILLE -- May 27, 2026, Freetown-Lakeville School Committee sends $49.5 million level-services budget to town meetings after failing three times to muster the two-thirds supermajority needed to reduce it. Meeting May 27 in the wake of a failed Lakeville override vote, the committee heard Director of Finance

Hull Select Board names McCarthy chair, Taverna vice chair in post-election reorganization

HULL -- May 27, 2026, Hull Select Board reorganizes leadership and backs $60,000 welcome center grant. The board unanimously elevated Brian McCarthy to chair following the annual town election, while a more contested 3-2 vote appointed Jerry Taverna as vice chair over Greg Grey, with Grey telling Taverna he

Hull Select Board names McCarthy chair, Taverna vice chair in post-election reorganization

HULL -- May 27, 2026, Hull Select Board reorganizes leadership and backs $60,000 welcome center grant. The board unanimously elevated Brian McCarthy to chair following the annual town election, while a more contested 3-2 vote appointed Jerry Taverna as vice chair over Greg Grey, with Grey telling Taverna he

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