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Halifax Planning Board Approves Storage Facility Modification With Fence, Snow Removal Conditions

HALIFAX -- May 7, 2026, Halifax Planning Board approves modified storage facility permit, advances Summit Street solar project. The board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a site plan modification for a self-storage facility at 318 Plymouth Street with new conditions requiring the applicant to submit a snow removal plan, install

Brockton Accounts Committee Votes to Audit Boys and Girls Club Legal Fees

BROCKTON -- May 7, 2026, Brockton Accounts Committee flags refuse contract surge, school finance gaps, and Boys and Girls Club legal costs. The three-member committee, Chair Peter Fowell and Councillors Marlon Green and Susan DeCastro, with Councillors Jeffrey Charnel and Shirley Azak absent, voted unanimously to formally request all FY2026

Lakeville Board of Health reorganizes, continues contested septic repair application

Lakeville's Board of Health reorganized Wednesday and fielded a formal legal challenge to its longstanding per-dumpster fee collection policy.

Hull Town Meeting Approves Transparency Bylaws, Repeals 2018 HRA Land Transfer Authority

HULL -- May 6, 2026, Hull Town Meeting passed a pair of transparency bylaws and repealed a seven-year-old authorization allowing the Select Board to transfer land in the Nantasket Avenue corridor without voter approval. Voters backed citizens' petitions by Susan Vermilio and Michael Marlow, 145 to 70 and

West Bridgewater Select Board Approves New Cable Manager, Advances DPW-Water Merger to Town Meeting

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- May 6, 2026, West Bridgewater Select Board approves new WBCAM station manager and sparks debate over Water Department merger. The board unanimously ratified Luke Azak as station manager at WBCAM effective May 11, filling a vacancy left by outgoing manager Ben, in a hire recommended by the cable

Plymouth Board of Health Approves Food Re-Inspection Fees, Denies Mobile Home Waiver

PLYMOUTH -- May 6, 2026, Plymouth Board of Health votes new food re-inspection fees and denies mobile home park waiver. The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to approve a tiered re-inspection fee schedule for food establishments, $100 for a first re-inspection, $250 for a second (with a mandatory

Marshfield Conservation Commission Approves Forest Street Trail and Bike Race Permits

MARSHFIELD -- May 6, 2026, Marshfield Conservation Commission greenlights a Forest Street trail extension and the fifth Carolina Hill Mountain Bike Classic while issuing permits at six properties. The commission unanimously approved a roughly 300-foot trail that will close an on-road gap in a multi-mile off-road corridor

Hull Town Meeting debates shifting light plant control away from town manager

HULL -- May 6, 2026, Hull Town Meeting sparks another round of debate over municipal light plant governance. Town Meeting took up Article 40, a citizen's petition to restructure oversight of the Hull Municipal Light Plant and direct the Select Board to transmit enabling legislation to the state legislature,

Halifax Board of Health Delays Vote on Marilyn's Landing Landfill Corrective-Action Plan

HALIFAX -- May 6, 2026, Halifax Board of Health postpones vote on Marilyn's Landing landfill corrective-action plan after independent review arrives just one day before the meeting. The board had been expected to consider a letter of acceptance for the soil reuse management plan at the landfill, but

Carver Conservation Commission Clears Solar Farm, Lifts Cranberry Bog Enforcement Order

CARVER -- May 6, 2026, Carver Conservation Commission resolves months-long cranberry bog enforcement order and approves solar expansion in a marathon 11-item session. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to lift an enforcement order against AD Makepeace Company at Zero Golden Pond Road and issue a negative five determination on

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