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Whitman Select Board puts Prop 2½ override on ballot, spares library

WHITMAN -- April 7, 2026, Whitman Select Board places Proposition 2½ override on the May 16 ballot and reverses course to keep the library open. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to add the override question after Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter presented a revised fiscal year 2027 budget that closes a

Whitman Board of Registrars Cancels In-Person Early Voting for All 2026 Town Elections

WHITMAN -- April 7, 2026, Whitman Board of Registrars votes to eliminate in-person early voting for all 2026 town elections. The four-member board, Yvonne Evans, Joyce Anise, Adele Carew, and Dawn Farley, took the action unanimously at its annual organizational meeting on April 7, a session that lasted just

Whitman Conservation Commission Continues Rose Way Wetland Hearing to April 21

WHITMAN -- April 7, 2026, Whitman Conservation Commission continues contested Rose Way wetland boundary hearing and advances a proposed local Wetlands Protection Bylaw toward a May 4 town meeting vote. The commission, led by Chair Sandy Cortez, voted to continue the Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for Lot 73-48,

West Bridgewater Conservation Commission Sends Bryant Farms Back to Drawing Board on Road Design

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- April 7, 2026, West Bridgewater Conservation Commission continues Bryant Farms subdivision hearing after engineer rules out Bryant Street drainage pipe on elevation grounds. At the April 7 meeting, the commission directed applicant Charlie Macy's engineer to redesign the proposed access road to enter from Bryant Street

Scituate Select Board Accepts $19,700 Kitchen Donation, Approves New Licenses

SCITUATE -- April 7, 2026, Scituate Select Board accepts $19,700 kitchen donation from local business coalition and approves a slate of new and renewed licenses. The board voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the in-kind donation from Kitchen Spaces and Interiors LLC, with additional contributions from Birchbond Designs, North

Plympton Planning Board Joins Opposition to Ricketts Pond Open Space Rollback

PLYMPTON -- April 7, 2026, Plympton Planning Board joins three other town bodies in opposing a state-level open space rollback at the Ricketts Pond 40B development. Voting unanimously on seven separate actions at its April 7 meeting, the board authorized a letter to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act office arguing

Marshfield Defers Budget Articles to June, Advances Governance Changes to April Town Meeting

MARSHFIELD -- April 7, 2026, Marshfield Select Board and Advisory Board defer all financial budget articles to June while advancing governance and zoning changes to April 27 town meeting. The two boards held a joint public hearing Tuesday to walk the special and annual town meeting warrants, deferring the fiscal year

Marshfield Housing Authority Approves $671,490 State Grant, Generator Fix

MARSHFIELD -- April 7, 2026, Marshfield Housing Authority approves $671,490 in state capital funds and clears five other unanimous votes at April 7 meeting. The Board of Commissioners approved Amendment 17 to the authority's state financial assistance contract, comprising $229,708 in fiscal year 2029 formula funding and

Kingston ZBA Moves to Deny 168-Unit 40B Project, Cites Unbuildable Flood Zone

KINGSTON -- April 7, 2026, Kingston's Zoning Board of Appeals moved toward denying a 168-unit 40B affordable housing application Tuesday, citing the project's location within a FEMA flood zone where construction is currently prohibited. The board, which has deliberated the application for roughly four years, reached

Kingston Sewer Commission Advances 800-Parcel Expansion Study Before July Funding Deadline

KINGSTON -- April 7, 2026, Kingston Sewer Commission launches preliminary design effort for an 800-parcel sewer expansion tied to a July 2026 state loan deadline. The commission convened an April 7 public informational meeting with roughly 16 town officials and stakeholders to hear CDM Smith project manager Kara Rozicki present

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