Bridgewater Finance Committee Faces $2 Million Deficit Heading Into FY27 Budget Season
Bridgewater's Finance Committee opened FY27 budget talks Monday facing a projected $2 million deficit in a preliminary $82,032,471 operating plan.
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Scituate School Committee unanimously approves $55 million FY27 budget
Scituate School Committee unanimously approved a $55,029,061 fiscal year 2027 school budget Monday after a brief public call to raise daily substitute teacher pay.
Plymouth ZBA Continues Pulte 40B Hearing to March 16 Amid Unresolved Environmental Questions
Plymouth's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a 163-unit Pulte Group Chapter 40B condominium hearing to March 16 after a public session marked by an undisclosed arsenic discovery and escalating resident opposition.
Hanson Planning Board Advances BESS Bylaw, Endorses Subdivision Consultant
HANSON -- February 9, 2026, Hanson Planning Board honored late member Don Ellis and advanced three zoning actions at its February 9 meeting. Town Planner Tony DeFraca presented a battery energy storage systems bylaw amendment, the third iteration since a 2023 article was rejected by the Attorney General, and the board
Hull School Committee Approves New Courses, Sets Kindergarten Enrollment Cutoff
HULL -- February 9, 2026, Hull School Committee unanimously approves new program of studies adding business and financial literacy courses. The committee voted 5-0 at its February 9 meeting to adopt the 2026-27 program of studies, which establishes the foundation of a business and finance innovation career pathway at
Plympton School Committee Sets March 9 Date to Vote FY27 Budget
PLYMPTON -- February 9, 2026, Plympton School Committee delays FY27 budget vote to March 9 as vocational costs and state aid nearly cancel out. Two Plympton students applying to Norfolk Agricultural High School added an unanticipated $84,000, $70,000 in tuition and $14,000 in transportation, to a budget that
Plympton Town Property Committee presents fire station demand data at phase-one session
PLYMPTON -- February 9, 2026, Plympton's Town Property Committee held its second phase-one information session on a potential fire station project, presenting four years of emergency response data with no votes taken and no sites selected. Committee members Caitlin Johnson, Keelan Smith, and Pierre Boyer outlined call volume
East Bridgewater Select Board Cuts Town Hall Monday Hours to 7 p.m.
EAST BRIDGEWATER -- February 9, 2026, East Bridgewater Select Board votes to close Town Hall one hour earlier on Monday nights starting March 2. The board unanimously approved operational changes flowing from a previously ratified clerical Memorandum of Agreement, reducing Town Hall's Monday public hours from 8 p.m.
Carver School Committee Hears FY27 Budget Plan Cutting Three Teachers and Adding Two Arts Positions
CARVER -- February 9, 2026, Carver School Committee receives $28.6 million FY27 budget proposal featuring three teacher reductions and a switch from French to Portuguese. Superintendent Ronald Neve and the district's business manager presented a balanced operating budget, a 3.3 percent increase over FY26, that eliminates one
Carver School Committee Hears FY27 Budget Plan Cutting Three Teachers and Adding Two Arts Positions
CARVER -- February 9, 2026, Carver School Committee receives $28.6 million FY27 budget proposal featuring three teacher reductions and a switch from French to Portuguese. Superintendent Ronald Neve and the district's business manager presented a balanced operating budget, a 3.3 percent increase over FY26, that eliminates one