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Silver Lake Regional School Committee Opts Out of School Choice, Approves Handbooks and Eagle Scout Shed

HALIFAX -- April 16, 2026, Silver Lake Regional School Committee voted to withdraw from Massachusetts school choice for the coming year at its April 16 meeting, citing a gap between the $5,000 state reimbursement and the more than $15,000 actual per-pupil cost of educating a student. Legislative agent

Halifax Planning Board Requires Full Plan Revision for Plymouth Street Storage Site

HALIFAX -- April 16, 2026, Halifax Planning Board unanimously orders a full plan resubmission for a storage facility under construction at 318 Plymouth Street, granting a 45-day extension to allow the developer's engineer to comply. Board member Amy True argued that the partial five-sheet drawing set filed

East Bridgewater Select Board Hears Seven Liquor License Bids, Votes to Switch Trash Hauler

EAST BRIDGEWATER -- April 16, 2026, East Bridgewater Select Board gathers information from seven liquor license applicants and approves switch to Waste Management for trash hauling. The board held a public hearing Monday, April 13, as seven establishments, including Corsetti's Outlet, Sophie's Italian Food, One Stop Food

East Bridgewater Select Board Hears Seven Liquor License Bids, Votes to Switch Trash Hauler

EAST BRIDGEWATER -- April 16, 2026, East Bridgewater Select Board gathers information from seven liquor license applicants and approves switch to Waste Management for trash hauling. The board held a public hearing Monday, April 13, as seven establishments, including Corsetti's Outlet, Sophie's Italian Food, One Stop Food

Freetown-Lakeville School Committee reorganizes, ratifies teacher and staff labor contracts

Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee reorganized under new Chair Melinda Richards and warned that a failed Lakeville override could eliminate 56 staff positions.

Scituate Conservation Commission Closes Four Hearings, Sends Julian Street Plans Back

SCITUATE -- April 15, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission closed four public hearings and continued two others at its April 15 virtual meeting. The commission approved orders of conditions for 20 Ridge Hill Road, where consultant Brad Holmes of ECR presented a home-reconstruction plan for Jeff and Emma Lawson that includes

Scituate Conservation Commission Closes Four Hearings, Sends Julian Street Plans Back

SCITUATE -- April 15, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission closed four public hearings and continued two others at its April 15 virtual meeting. The commission approved orders of conditions for 20 Ridge Hill Road, where consultant Brad Holmes of ECR presented a home-reconstruction plan for Jeff and Emma Lawson that includes

Plympton Town Properties Committee Transfers Water Project Oversight to Select Board

PLYMPTON -- April 15, 2026, Plympton Town Properties Committee cedes water project oversight and logs a member resignation in eight-minute meeting. At the April 15 session, members Kaylin Smith and Pierre Boyer announced that the Select Board, acting on advice from Town Counsel, has assumed full management of the town

Concord Board of Health Declines to Act on Two Mold-Related Housing Inspection Appeals

PLYMOUTH -- April 15, 2026, Concord Board of Health unanimously declines to act on two mold-related housing inspection appeals. The board voted to take no action on appeals filed by Catherine Kershaw, a Concord Housing Authority tenant who says toxic mold in three successive CHA units has caused her serious

Marshfield Conservation Commission Continues Grandview Avenue Dock Variance to May 6

MARSHFIELD -- April 15, 2026, Marshfield Conservation Commission continues contested dock variance while issuing orders on two raise-and-rebuild projects. At its April 15 meeting, the commission voted unanimously to continue the 121 Grandview Avenue dock variance to May 6, after environmental attorney Adam Brodsky, representing applicants Craig and Sheila

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