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Brockton School Finance Subcommittee Votes to Cut Six BEA Positions Amid Budget Dispute

BROCKTON -- May 14, 2026, Brockton Public Schools Finance Subcommittee voted 3-1 to issue six reduction-in-force notices to Brockton Education Association members and unanimously authorized spending $7,286,530.87 in net school spending carryover toward prepayment of next year's out-of-district special education tuition.

Freetown-Lakeville School Committee Approves FY27 Budget, Rejects Double-Counting Claim

Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee approved its updated FY27 budget and cleared up a disputed assessment calculation at its May 13 meeting.

Whitman Elder Tax Fund Eyes June Application Launch Ahead of Whitman Day

WHITMAN -- May 13, 2026, Whitman's Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund approved plans to release its assistance application before June 14 and coordinate a joint presence at Whitman Day. The fund's corrected balance stands at $4,780.94 after a payment-center coding error

Whitman Council on Aging Backs Director's Reappointment to Regional Elder Services Board

WHITMAN -- May 13, 2026, Whitman Council on Aging unanimously backs director's reappointment and learns of regional elder services merger. The board, meeting Wednesday morning at the Whitman senior center, voted to recommend reappointing its director to the Old Colony Elder Services Board of Directors, a submission that now

Plympton Passes $16.2 Million Budget Using Stabilization Funds, Rejects Health Board Restructuring

PLYMPTON -- May 13, 2026, Plympton town meeting passes a $16.18 million budget and rejects a Board of Health restructuring proposal. Voters at the May 13 annual town meeting unanimously approved the fiscal year 2027 budget, which draws $823,340 from the general stabilization fund to avoid a Proposition 2

Plymouth Planning Board Unanimously Backs Earth Removal Bylaw Committee Consultant Search

PLYMOUTH -- May 13, 2026, Plymouth Planning Board unanimously authorizes Earth Removal Bylaw Committee to issue consultant RFQ. The board voted 6-0 Tuesday to allow the nine-member Earth Removal Bylaw Committee, funded by a Fall 2025 Town Meeting appropriation, to finalize and distribute a Request for Qualifications for an

Kingston Finance Committee Votes to Recommend $1.9 Million in Capital Projects for Town Meeting

KINGSTON -- May 13, 2026, Kingston Finance Committee backs $1.9 million in capital spending with Town Meeting weeks away. The committee voted 4-0-1 Wednesday to recommend favorable action on six capital projects totaling $670,139.94 in free cash expenditures, including a Fire Station 1 roof replacement, three

Hull Select Board Renews Town Manager Constable to Three-Year Contract Through 2029

HULL -- May 13, 2026, Hull Select Board renews Town Manager Jennifer Constable's contract through August 2029. The board voted unanimously on four items at its May 13 meeting before entering executive session, emerging to announce a three-year contract renewal for Constable effective August 17, 2026 through August

Hingham All-Committee Forum Surfaces Deferred Decisions on $70 Million Electric Line, Senior Center

HINGHAM -- May 13, 2026, Hingham Select Board's all-committee forum surfaces deferred infrastructure and housing decisions. More than two dozen board and committee chairs reported to the Select Board at Town Hall Wednesday evening, with the most consequential disclosure coming from Hingham Municipal Light Plant Chair Laura Burns,

Abington Board of Health Defers Vote on Kratom Ban After Packed Public Hearing

ABINGTON -- May 13, 2026, Abington Board of Health defers kratom ban vote after its largest-ever public hearing. The board conducted a formal public hearing Wednesday on a proposed regulation that would ban the sale of kratom, synthetic cannabinoids, and other novel intoxicants in town, drawing what Chair Van Ness

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