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Hull Conservation Board Approves Gosnold Street Addition, Issues Holbrook Compliance Certificate

HULL -- May 12, 2026, Hull Conservation Commission approves pier-elevated addition at 69 Gosnold Street, holds action on 90 Main Street certificate. The commission voted 5-1 Tuesday to issue an order of conditions for Sean Egan's 16-by-20-foot addition and new gravel driveway at 69

Hingham Select Board Approves MBTA Bus Stop, Green Grants Policy, Route 3A Petition

HINGHAM -- May 12, 2026, Hingham Select Board unanimously approved an MBTA bus stop on Hull Street, a new sustainable purchasing policy, and a state legislative petition advancing the Route 3A corridor project at its May 12 meeting. The board voted 3-0 on all three substantive items. The MBTA'

Halifax Town Meeting Converts Clerk and Treasurer Offices to Appointed Positions

HALIFAX -- May 12, 2026, Halifax Town Meeting advances governance overhaul and keeps $1.5 million override on Saturday's ballot. Meeting on the second night of the annual session, residents voted 149 to 79 to convert the town clerk's office from elected to appointed, the narrowest result

Halifax Select Board Declines to Correct School Override Math Before Town Meeting Vote

HALIFAX -- May 12, 2026, Halifax Select Board declines to correct a $174,448 school overfunding error before the annual town meeting vote. Meeting for roughly 40 minutes on May 12 at Halifax Elementary School, the two-member board approved a routine vendor warrant for $145,485.54 before spending the

Halifax Conservation Commission Approves Solar Array, New Home Near Monponsett Pond

HALIFAX -- May 12, 2026, Halifax Conservation Commission approves solar array, lakeside home, and a 20 percent fee hike at May 12 meeting. The commission unanimously approved an RDA for a 1.5-megawatt solar array at 69 Summit Street, finding that all proposed work would remain at least 65 feet

Carver Planning Board Approves Golf Simulator Studio, King Richard's Faire Expansion

CARVER -- May 12, 2026, Carver Planning Board approves golf simulator studio, King Richard's Faire expansion, and rewrites decade-old operating rules in single meeting. The board voted unanimously May 12 to grant a special permit to Eagle Bay Golf at 160 North Main Street, a four-bay indoor

Carver Planning Board Approves Golf Simulator Studio, King Richard's Faire Expansion

CARVER -- May 12, 2026, Carver Planning Board approves golf simulator studio, King Richard's Faire expansion, and rewrites decade-old operating rules in single meeting. The board voted unanimously May 12 to grant a special permit to Eagle Bay Golf at 160 North Main Street, a four-bay indoor

Carver Redevelopment Authority Opens Board Seat After Elliman Moves to Select Board

CARVER -- May 12, 2026, Carver Redevelopment Authority accepts Jim Elliman's resignation and opens a board seat while flagging a potential conflict between its urban renewal plan and a planned solar project. Elliman, elected to the Board of Selectmen in April, submitted a resignation letter dated April 28, 2026,

Carver Redevelopment Authority Opens Board Seat After Elliman Moves to Select Board

CARVER -- May 12, 2026, Carver Redevelopment Authority accepts Jim Elliman's resignation and opens a board seat while flagging a potential conflict between its urban renewal plan and a planned solar project. Elliman, elected to the Board of Selectmen in April, submitted a resignation letter dated April 28, 2026,

Brockton Zoning Board Approves Three Housing Variances on Long-Vacant Lots

BROCKTON -- May 12, 2026, Brockton Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances for three vacant residential lots at its May 12 meeting, clearing the way for new housing on parcels that have sat undeveloped for years. Chair Kenneth Galligan and the four-member board voted unanimously on two cases and 4-

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