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Hingham Finance Committee Approves $346,129 Personnel Appropriation, Advances Electronic Voting Funding

HINGHAM -- March 10, 2026, Hingham Finance Committee unanimously approves personnel funding and electronic voting pre-authorization ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The committee voted unanimously to appropriate $346,129 for fiscal year 2027 non-union employee compensation and benefits and to pre-authorize up to $100,000 from unassigned fund

Whitman Select Board approves $59.5 million school bond sale at rates below 4 percent

WHITMAN -- March 10, 2026, Whitman Select Board unanimously approves $59.5 million in school bonds and notes at competitive rates while confronting a $500,000 budget deficit. The board approved the sale of $28,535,000 in general obligation school bonds to Raymond James and Associates at a true interest

Whitman Assessors Approve $10,000-Plus in Abatements, Launch New Growth Audit

WHITMAN -- March 10, 2026, Whitman Board of Assessors approves more than $10,000 in excise abatements and exemptions, launches new growth audit. The board voted unanimously at its March 10 meeting to approve a 2026 motor vehicle excise abatement of $8,691.50, the largest single item on a full

Whitman-Hanson Schools Propose $66.8 Million Budget After Eliminating 2 Million in Spending

WHITMAN -- March 10, 2026, Whitman-Hanson Regional School District proposes a $66.8 million FY27 budget built on $2 million in cuts completed in six weeks. Interim Superintendent John Marcus and Interim Director of Business Matt Wells told the Whitman Finance Committee on March 10 that the district faced $4.

Hanson Select Board places 35 town meeting warrant articles, tables Cranberry Cove fee hike

HANSON -- March 10, 2026, Hanson Select Board honors 27-year ZBA staffer and places more than 30 town meeting warrant articles. The board unanimously accepted the resignation of Virginia Cosley, administrative assistant to the Zoning Board of Appeals since 1999, and received a state citation from Representative Kent Sweezy praising

Carver Select Board Votes to Tap Pilot Funds to Cover $4 Million Health Insurance Shortfall

CARVER -- March 10, 2026, Carver Select Board approves one-time financial policy deviation to address $4 million health insurance deficit. The board voted 4-1 Tuesday to transfer $1,510,295 in battery storage pilot revenue, a departure from the town's written financial policies, which direct that money

Carver Planning Board Declines Mayflower Road Land Purchase, Defers Four Other Permits

CARVER -- March 10, 2026, Carver Planning Board declines farmland purchase option and continues four development permits to March 24. The board voted 5-0 to waive the town's right of first refusal on seven lots being withdrawn from Chapter 61A agricultural status on Mayflower Road, with members citing

Carver Redevelopment Authority Awaits Land Court Ruling on Green Business Park

CARVER -- March 10, 2026, Carver Redevelopment Authority marks time as Green Business Park stalls on two fronts. The board met March 10 for roughly 25 minutes, confirming that the 301.2-acre Route 44 Green Business Park project remains frozen pending a land court ruling on a disputed Planning Board

Carver Redevelopment Authority Awaits Land Court Ruling on Green Business Park

CARVER -- March 10, 2026, Carver Redevelopment Authority marks time as Green Business Park stalls on two fronts. The board met March 10 for roughly 25 minutes, confirming that the 301.2-acre Route 44 Green Business Park project remains frozen pending a land court ruling on a disputed Planning Board

Marshfield Select and Advisory Boards Preview Dozens of Town Meeting Articles, Flag Funding Gaps

Marshfield's Select Board and Advisory Board reviewed more than three dozen Annual and Special Town Meeting articles Monday, surfacing unresolved funding gaps and governance questions in a session that ran to 8:30 p.m.

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