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Abington Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $1.6 Million Fire Station Borrowing

ABINGTON -- April 22, 2026, Abington Finance Committee backs $1.6 million borrowing for fire and DPW project, heads to Town Meeting May 4. The committee voted unanimously to recommend Article 15, authorizing the town to borrow up to $1.6 million to cover contamination remediation costs discovered during construction of

Abington Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $1.6 Million Fire Station Borrowing

ABINGTON -- April 22, 2026, Abington Finance Committee backs $1.6 million borrowing for fire and DPW project, heads to Town Meeting May 4. The committee voted unanimously to recommend Article 15, authorizing the town to borrow up to $1.6 million to cover contamination remediation costs discovered during construction of

Lakeville Select Board Approves Hiring Freeze Waivers, Accepts Town Meeting Warrant

Lakeville Select Board accepts FY27 town meeting warrant and lifts hiring freeze for two positions at joint budget session.

Bridgewater Finance Committee Clears Police Contract, Punts on Town Clerk Pay Cut

BRIDGEWATER -- April 21, 2026, Bridgewater's Finance Committee unanimously backed a new police collective bargaining agreement Tuesday after more than two years of negotiations. The Budget and Finance Committee of the Town Council approved Order O-FY26-058, the Bridgewater Police Relief Association contract, which moves the town'

Whitman Select Board Expands Fire Chief Exam Eligibility, Corrects Budget Vote

WHITMAN -- April 21, 2026, Whitman Select Board honors outgoing Chairman Carl Kowalski and opens fire chief exam to lieutenants. At what is expected to be his final meeting as chairman, Kowalski, who has served on the Select Board since 2002 and the School Committee since 1984, received citations from the

Whitman Assessors approve nearly $3,800 in excise abatements across four tax years

WHITMAN -- April 21, 2026, Whitman Board of Assessors approves $3,762 in excise abatements and adjourns to closed session. At its April 21 meeting, the board unanimously approved five abatement actions covering motor vehicle excise taxes for tax years 2024, 2025, and 2026, plus a $15 boat excise abatement on

Whitman Finance Committee Votes 7-1 to Recommend Zero for Non-Mandated School Busing

WHITMAN -- April 21, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee votes 7-1 to recommend zero funding for non-mandated school busing in the fiscal year 2027 budget. The vote, taken at the April 21 meeting, follows a detailed presentation by resident John Gellman, who used Appendix A of the district's

Whitman Conservation Commission unanimously approves Rose Way wetland boundary delineation

WHITMAN -- April 21, 2026, Whitman Conservation Commission unanimously approves wetland boundary map for undeveloped parcel off Rose Way. The Commission voted Tuesday to issue Order of Delineation DEP No. 340-0496, confirming that boundaries on a plan dated April 7, 2026, and signed by engineer Lawrence P. Silva accurately depict

Conservation Commission Clears West Center Street Parking Redesign, Orders Contractor Yard Peer Review

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- April 21, 2026, West Bridgewater Conservation Commission approves parking fix, orders peer review of contractor yard plans. The commission voted unanimously April 21 to issue a negative three determination with conditions for a parking and stormwater redesign at 464 West Center Street, restoring 70 spaces a business owner

Plympton Planning Board Endorses Brook Street Lot-Division Plan Unanimously

PLYMPTON -- April 21, 2026, Plympton Planning Board unanimously endorsed an Approval Not Required land-division plan for a Brook Street parcel tied to a pending solar project. Attorney Jeffrey Farkas appeared before the board on behalf of Shattenburg, LLC, principals Neil and Linda Vopat, seeking to divide lot 19-1-

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