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Bridgewater Finance Committee Approves FY27 Budget With One Abstention

BRIDGEWATER -- May 4, 2026, Bridgewater Finance Committee votes 6-1 to recommend FY27 town budget amid a $4 million school shortfall and sweeping workweek cuts. The committee, meeting May 4, opened by unanimously electing a new chair, Dana, to replace the previous chair who had won a Town Council seat.

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Pembroke Planning Board Incumbent Roundtree Seeks Re-Election on Conservation Platform

Pembroke Planning Board incumbent Stephan Roundtree made a solo re-election pitch on community access TV, citing a zero-dollar town conservation budget and unmanaged forestland as central concerns.

Board of Health Candidate George Pitches Water Quality Focus Ahead of May 16 Vote

Pembroke Board of Health candidate Jude George introduced herself at the board's May 1 meeting, with the election set for May 16.

Marshfield Recall Petition Faces June Hearing as Registrars Set May 22 Date

MARSHFIELD -- May 1, 2026, Marshfield's Board of Registrars voted unanimously Friday to hold a formal hearing on six objections to a recall petition on May 22, 2026 at 9 a.m. in the Select Board chamber. The three-member board, David O'Reilly, Walter Sterling, and Dave

Whitman Open Space Panel Pursues $250,000 ADA Grant, Eyes Dog Park Sites

WHITMAN -- April 30, 2026, Whitman's Open Space Committee pursues $250,000 ADA grant and narrows dog park search to two town-owned parcels. At its April 30 meeting, the Open Space and Recreation Plan Implementation Committee reviewed the Massachusetts Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program, which offers up to

Millis Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $48.3 Million FY2027 Budget

PLYMOUTH -- April 29, 2026, Millis Finance Committee clears all 24 warrant articles ahead of May 4 Annual Town Meeting. At its April 29 pre-town meeting session, the eight-member Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend every article on the warrant, including a $48,258,583 general fund operating budget

Hull Select Board to Seek $4 Million More for Town Hall Relocation at May 4 Meeting

HULL -- April 29, 2026, Hull Select Board backs $7.1 million town hall relocation budget ahead of May 4 town meeting vote. The board heard a detailed presentation from Owner's Project Managers Brian Walsh and Greg Walsh of PCA 360, who reported that a construction estimate from cost

Hull Select Board to Seek $4 Million More for Town Hall Relocation at May 4 Meeting

HULL -- April 29, 2026, Hull Select Board backs $7.1 million town hall relocation budget ahead of May 4 town meeting vote. The board heard a detailed presentation from Owner's Project Managers Brian Walsh and Greg Walsh of PCA 360, who reported that a construction estimate from cost

Abington Board of Health Reorganizes as Town Loses Health Agent, Nurse, and Department

ABINGTON -- April 29, 2026, Abington loses its health agent and public health nurse simultaneously, leaving the town with no functioning health department as of May 1. The Board of Health heard a presentation from Yesenia Uriah, Shared Services Coordinator for the Plymouth-Norfolk Five shared services consortium, who warned that

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