Dave Watkins

HULL -- April 6, 2026, Hull Redevelopment Authority awards both beach parking contracts for the 2026 summer season. The authority voted unanimously Monday to award Parking Area A, a 275-space lot off Hull Shore Drive, to Henry Dunn Jr. at a high bid of $70,177, and Parking Area C

HALIFAX -- April 6, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee unanimously recommends 2% cost-of-living raise for non-union town workers, holds PFAS fund on scope dispute. The seven-member committee reversed a proposed zero-percent increase for the town's 14 non-union employees, voting 7-0 to recommend a

EAST BRIDGEWATER -- April 6, 2026, East Bridgewater Planning Board unanimously recommended four zoning measures to the May 11 Annual Town Meeting, including a third attempt to comply with the state MBTA Communities housing mandate. Chairman Kevin Riley and Vice Chairman Roy Gardner led the board through public hearings on the

EAST BRIDGEWATER -- April 6, 2026, East Bridgewater Board of Health defers tobacco compliance vote and approves $30,341.60 septic loan. The board, chaired by Andrew Hudson, unanimously approved a WPAT Betterment Loan Agreement for Jean Garcia Despinasse and Seedlie Pierre at 204 Thatcher Street before tabling a vote on

ABINGTON -- April 6, 2026, Abington Planning Board approves first ADU under new state law, clears eight-unit Whale Street project, and resolves 20-year subdivision standoff. The board unanimously approved a limited site plan review for a 900-square-foot attached accessory dwelling unit at 65 Block Street, its first

Lakeville's Select Board reviewed a hospital redevelopment study, a projected tenfold jump in investment income, and a packed town meeting warrant at its April 3 remote session.

Lakeville Board of Health affirms three-bedroom septic status for a Pine Bluff property ahead of a pending sale.

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- April 1, 2026, West Bridgewater defers FY27 budget vote and approves six town employment contracts. The Select Board voted unanimously Wednesday on a slate of contracts, covering the GIS Administrator, Fire Chief, Inspector of Buildings and Zoning Enforcement, Assistant Director of Public Works, Assistant Town Administrator, and Town

SCITUATE -- April 1, 2026, Scituate Waterways Commission hears Pier 44 must shed $2 million as boating season opens. Meeting April 1, the commission received word from Pier 44 liaison Howie that the Community Preservation Committee has asked the project team to cut its initial $6 million cost estimate to approximately

SCITUATE -- April 1, 2026, Scituate's three municipal finance boards unanimously backed a $21 million sewer borrowing for North Scituate at a joint remote meeting April 1. The Select Board voted 4-0, the Capital Planning Committee 3-0, and the Advisory Committee 8-0 to recommend Article 6