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Hull Conservation Commission Issues Certificate of Compliance After 20-Year Deed Restriction Standoff

HULL -- May 26, 2026, Hull Conservation Commission resolves a 20-year certificate of compliance standoff and clears six wetland decisions in one remote session. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to issue a certificate of compliance for 90 Main Street (DEP file SE35-798), ending a prolonged dispute over a deed

Woburn's Northeast Met Assessment Rises $677,000 as Committees Review FY27 Budgets

HALIFAX -- May 26, 2026, Woburn council committees review FY27 budgets and advance Wyman School ground lease process. Three Woburn City Council committees met May 26 to hear department budget presentations and act on pending orders. The most significant financial item came from Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Finance Director Jay

Halifax Conservation Commission issues positive ruling on 399 Elm Street tree removal request

HALIFAX -- May 26, 2026, Halifax Conservation Commission orders 399 Elm Street homeowner to file a Notice of Intent before removing 22 towering pines. The commission, chaired by John Gio and attended by members Kathy Evans and Paul DeSette alongside Conservation Agent Dan Levesque, closed a Request for Determination of Applicability

Carver Planning Board Advances 40R Housing District Proposal, Continues Two Solar Hearings

CARVER -- May 26, 2026, Carver Planning Board holds joint session on 40R housing overlay as solar hearings advance. Town Planner Sean Lewis briefed the Planning Board and Redevelopment Authority on a proposed 40R Smart Growth Zoning District at 130 North Main Street that could yield up to $1.2 million

Carver Planning Board Advances 40R Housing District Proposal, Continues Two Solar Hearings

CARVER -- May 26, 2026, Carver Planning Board holds joint session on 40R housing overlay as solar hearings advance. Town Planner Sean Lewis briefed the Planning Board and Redevelopment Authority on a proposed 40R Smart Growth Zoning District at 130 North Main Street that could yield up to $1.2 million

Brockton City Council passes trash fee ordinance 7-4 after months of deadlock

BROCKTON -- May 26, 2026, Brockton City Council passes quarterly $130 trash fee and approves three police promotions. The council voted 7-4 Monday to ordain an ordinance setting refuse billing at $130 per quarter, $520 annually, after the measure deadlocked 4-4 at the April 27 meeting and required reconsideration

Abington School Committee Approves Wellness Policy, Job Descriptions, and London-Paris Trip

ABINGTON -- May 26, 2026, Abington School Committee approves wellness policy revisions, restructured job descriptions, and a London-Paris student trip while a key literacy curriculum adoption slips another year. Meeting on May 26, the committee voted unanimously to approve a revised district wellness policy, softening language on drinking water filtration

Abington School Committee Approves Wellness Policy, Job Descriptions, and London-Paris Trip

ABINGTON -- May 26, 2026, Abington School Committee approves wellness policy revisions, restructured job descriptions, and a London-Paris student trip while a key literacy curriculum adoption slips another year. Meeting on May 26, the committee voted unanimously to approve a revised district wellness policy, softening language on drinking water filtration

Abington Conservation Commission Ratifies Enforcement Orders for Two Properties Near Wetlands

ABINGTON -- May 26, 2026, Abington Conservation Commission ratifies enforcement orders against two properties and approves Summer Street sidewalk improvements. At the May 26 meeting, Chair Lynn Mullen and commissioners Jean Matiosas, Alvin Schneider, and Chris O'Neill ratified enforcement orders for 308 Brockton Avenue and 208 Center Ave., both

Abington Conservation Commission Ratifies Enforcement Orders for Two Properties Near Wetlands

ABINGTON -- May 26, 2026, Abington Conservation Commission ratifies enforcement orders against two properties and approves Summer Street sidewalk improvements. At the May 26 meeting, Chair Lynn Mullen and commissioners Jean Matiosas, Alvin Schneider, and Chris O'Neill ratified enforcement orders for 308 Brockton Avenue and 208 Center Ave., both

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