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West Bridgewater Planning Board Continues Horsepower Road Subdivision Hearing to June 17

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- May 20, 2026, West Bridgewater Planning Board opens and continues hearing on Horsepower Road industrial subdivision. The board voted unanimously May 20 to open a public hearing on a definitive subdivision application filed by J.K. Holmgren Engineering on behalf of MJM Construction Corp., which seeks to improve

Plympton ZBA takes no action on Barker House kennel after town counsel finds no valid permit

PLYMPTON -- May 20, 2026, Plympton Zoning Board finds no valid kennel permit exists for Barker House, takes no formal action. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously at its May 20 meeting to take no action on a town clerk request to renew the special permit for the Barker House

Plymouth Board of Health Adopts Kratom Regulations Effective July 1

PLYMOUTH -- May 20, 2026, Plymouth Board of Health votes unanimously to adopt kratom regulations effective July 1. The five-member board, chaired by Teri Reid, M.D., passed the new rules 5-0 at its May 20 hybrid meeting after Reid confirmed with Public Health Director Karen Keane that edits

Marshfield Select Board Deadlocks on Charter Expansion Vote, Killing Measure for Now

MARSHFIELD -- May 20, 2026, Marshfield Select Board deadlocks 1-1 twice, blocking charter expansion and finance director votes. Chair Rick Smith and member Eric Kelly split evenly on both measures at Wednesday's meeting, defeating motions to forward special legislation to the state for a five-member Select Board

Marshfield Conservation Commission Continues Disputed Patio Case, Clears Six Tree Removals

MARSHFIELD -- May 20, 2026, Marshfield Conservation Commission continued a disputed Highland Street patio case for a second time and approved removal of more than a dozen trees across six properties at its May 20 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to push the 31 Highland Street hearing to June 3 after

Halifax Finance Committee Blames School District Errors for Override Defeat, Plans Budget Reforms

HALIFAX -- May 20, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee conducts post-mortem on override defeat, blames school number errors and lack of plan. The committee met May 20 in the aftermath of a Proposition 2½ override that cleared town meeting but failed at the ballot box by approximately 170 votes, leaving the

Concord Board of Health Approves Two New Appointments, Hears First Local Alpha-Gal Case

HALIFAX -- May 20, 2026, Concord Board of Health seats a new public health inspector and names its mosquito district commissioner in unanimous votes. The board approved Rachel Arsenal as a board agent after Arsenal joined the health division Monday following more than a year of experience in Westminster, and voted

Carver Conservation Commission Approves Four Filings, Continues Fire-Rebuilt Home Hearing

CARVER -- May 20, 2026, Carver Conservation Commission approves four land-use filings and continues a fire-home reconstruction hearing pending a fence-line revision. At its May 20 meeting the commission unanimously approved certificates of compliance for 58 Bunnies Road, 116 Meadow Street, and a three-array solar installation at

Brockton Conservation Commission Denies Exeter Street Compliance Certificate Over Fence, Lawn Failures

BROCKTON -- May 20, 2026, Brockton Conservation Commission denied a compliance certificate for a repeatedly troubled Exeter Street reconstruction and advanced five other projects at its May 20 remote meeting. Acting Chair Joyce Boris presided after the regular chair and vice chair were absent; Commissioner Matt joined mid-meeting to bring

Planning Board Continues 548 South Street Subdivision Hearing to June 3

BRIDGEWATER -- May 20, 2026, Bridgewater Planning Board continues 548 South Street subdivision hearing after road safety and aquifer concerns dominate public comment. The board voted 3-0 at its May 20 hybrid meeting to continue the four-lot subdivision public hearing to June 3, after Chair Patrick Driscoll pressed applicant

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