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Abington Conservation Commission Approves Fill Removal, Grants Final Development Extension

ABINGTON -- May 12, 2026, Abington Conservation Commission votes to start immediate wetland restoration at 15 Groveland Street. The commission voted unanimously Monday to allow environmental consultant Glenn Krabowski of EBT Environment Consultants, Inc. to begin removing approximately 700 square feet of illegally pushed fill from a wetland buffer slope within

Marshfield DPW Awards $250,000 in Lab Testing Contracts, Closes Out Pump Station

Marshfield Board of Public Works reorganizes, awards nearly $250,000 in lab testing contracts, and closes out a $9 million pump station project.

Lakeville Zoning Board Continues Rocky Woods 40B Hearing to June 8

Lakeville's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously continued the Rocky Woods 40B comprehensive permit hearing to June 8 after the applicant's attorney cited an incomplete traffic study. Attorney Robert J.

Marshfield Sets July 25 Special Election, Elects Smith as Select Board Chair

MARSHFIELD -- May 11, 2026, Marshfield Select Board seats Rick Smith, schedules July 25 special election to fill third seat. The board, meeting for the first time as a reconstituted two-member body following Smith's win in Saturday's town election, voted unanimously to set the vacancy election

Marshfield Board of Registrars Sets May 22 Hearing on Recall Petition Objections

MARSHFIELD -- May 11, 2026, Marshfield Board of Registrars approved a procedural framework for a May 22 hearing on objections to a recall petition. With Chair Dave O'Reilly absent and hospitalized, Member Norris Casper invoked the rule of necessity to preserve quorum, and Member Walter Sterling was elected acting

Marshfield Board of Registrars Sets May 22 Hearing on Recall Petition Objections

MARSHFIELD -- May 11, 2026, Marshfield Board of Registrars approved a procedural framework for a May 22 hearing on objections to a recall petition. With Chair Dave O'Reilly absent and hospitalized, Member Norris Casper invoked the rule of necessity to preserve quorum, and Member Walter Sterling was elected acting

Hingham School Committee Reorganizes, Launches Process to Name Track After Coach Jewett

HINGHAM -- May 11, 2026, Hingham School Committee reorganizes, moves to honor late track coach Fred Jewett, and hears special education caseload has grown nearly four percentage points in four years. Jennifer Benham was re-elected chair for a second one-year term at the May 11 meeting, joined by newly

Hanson Planning Board Sends Four ZBA Applications Forward, Cites Safety and Aesthetic Concerns

HANSON -- May 11, 2026, Hanson Planning Board unanimously forwards four zoning applications to the ZBA, flagging safety and aesthetic concerns. Acting Chair Kevin Cohen led the four-member board, with Andrew Campbell absent, through a 4-0-1 approval of all referrals at the May 11 meeting. The most debated

Halifax Town Meeting Approves $999,777 Override Ask for FY27 Ballot

HALIFAX -- May 11, 2026, Halifax Annual Town Meeting rewrites its override ask from $1.5 million to $999,777 after a last-minute $625,000 accounting discovery upended the budget. Town Administrator Stephen Sobo disclosed Friday, May 8, that approximately $625,000 in budget compilation discrepancies had emerged, prompting a

Woburn Special Permits Committee Sends Gym and Dog Kennel Permits to Full Council

HALIFAX -- May 11, 2026, Woburn's Special Permits Committee advanced two petitions to the full City Council on Monday and held a senior housing expansion in committee. The committee, chaired by a fill-in in the absence of Chair Councilor Marissa Bruin, voted unanimously to send a favorable report

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