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Hanson Select Board Places 37 Warrant Articles, Three Override Ballot Questions for Spring Vote

HANSON -- March 17, 2026, Hanson Select Board places 37 town meeting warrant articles and three Proposition 2½ ballot questions ahead of annual town meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to place a $630,000 override question to add two police officers and four firefighter-paramedics, a debt-exclusion question for

Carver Select Board Puts $4 Million Health Insurance Rescue Package Before Voters

CARVER -- March 17, 2026, Carver Select Board votes to exit troubled Gateway Health Group and places $4 million health insurance rescue on the April 7 town meeting warrant. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to direct Town Administrator David Cannon to send written withdrawal notice to the Gateway Health Group before

Brockton School Committee Votes to Fund Acceleration Academy With District Reserves

BROCKTON -- March 17, 2026, Brockton School Committee transfers $29,000 to revive a spring literacy program and approves a new attendance hire over one dissenting vote. The committee voted 6-0 Monday to move $29,000 from its net school spending carryover to fund the April Acceleration Academy, a grades

Bridgewater Budget Panel Backs 50% Veterans Property Tax Exemption

BRIDGEWATER -- March 17, 2026, Bridgewater's Budget and Finance Committee unanimously recommended a 50 percent property tax exemption for qualifying disabled veterans, with a stated goal of reaching full funding within two years. The committee voted Tuesday to advance the measure under the state's HERO Act, Massachusetts

Whitman Capital Committee Approves Town Meeting Warrant, Drops Fire Vehicle

WHITMAN -- March 16, 2026, Whitman Capital Planning Committee unanimously recommended a town meeting capital spending plan Monday after cutting a $100,000 fire department shift command vehicle to keep the budget workable. Police Chief Timothy Hanlon appeared in person to present requests for an $84,000 replacement cruiser, $28,500

Whitman Board of Health Authorizes Brockton to Post Regional Meeting Agendas

WHITMAN -- March 16, 2026, Whitman Board of Health voted to let Brockton post regional meeting agendas, ending a duplicative obligation for all five Public Health Excellence collaborative communities. The two-member quorum of Danielle Clancy and Tom Evans, meeting March 16 for the first time since November after a canceled

Scituate School Committee Pushes Naming Vote to April 27, Adds Third Redistricting Option

SCITUATE -- March 16, 2026, Scituate School Committee delays naming vote for new elementary school, hears redistricting update. The committee reviewed results from a 2,003-respondent survey on the name of the town's new consolidated elementary building at its March 16 meeting, with three finalists, names honoring suffragist

Scituate Conservation Commission Closes Contested Turner Road Coastal Dune Hearing

SCITUATE -- March 16, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission closes contentious Turner Road dune hearing after three rounds of peer review. The commission voted 5-0 on March 16 to end the public hearing on a proposal by Frank Snow to raze and replace a flood-damaged home at 164 Turner Road

Scituate Conservation Commission Closes Contested Turner Road Coastal Dune Hearing

SCITUATE -- March 16, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission closes contentious Turner Road dune hearing after three rounds of peer review. The commission voted 5-0 on March 16 to end the public hearing on a proposal by Frank Snow to raze and replace a flood-damaged home at 164 Turner Road

Plymouth Zoning Board Closes Pulte 40B Hearing, Deliberations Set for April 6

PLYMOUTH -- March 16, 2026, Plymouth Zoning Board closes public hearing on 163-unit Pulte 40B project, setting April 6 deadline for deliberations. The board voted unanimously to close the public hearing on two Chapter 40B proposals from Pulte Homes of New England, a 100-unit Ocean View North development and

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