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Bridgewater Planning Board advances CBD zoning overhaul, schedules June 24 vote

BRIDGEWATER -- June 17, 2026, Bridgewater Planning Board and Town Council's CED Committee advance sweeping downtown zoning overhaul toward a June 24 vote. The joint public hearing on Ordinance DFY 26-014 consumed most of a two-hour session June 17, with Town Planner Shane O'Brien walking

Bridgewater Finance Committee Approves Five FY26 Budget Transfers Unanimously

BRIDGEWATER -- June 17, 2026, Bridgewater's Finance Committee unanimously approved five end-of-fiscal-year budget transfers at its June 17 meeting, including a $124,000 electricity and gas shortfall for town buildings and an emergency sewer generator purchase moved up from the FY27 capital plan after the existing

Carver ERC Authorizes Phase 3 Entry at Tremont Street Bog, Continues Reservoir Hearing

Carver Earth Removal Committee advances cranberry reservoir application to July with a $265,880 performance bond and unresolved traffic concerns.

Bridgewater Finance Committee Recommends Six FY26 Transfer Orders Totaling Over $290,000

BRIDGEWATER -- June 16, 2026, Bridgewater Finance Committee recommends eight budget orders, raises questions about transfer station viability. The committee voted unanimously at its June 16 meeting to recommend six end-of-year fiscal year 2026 transfer orders and the fiscal year 2027 Community Preservation Act reserve budget, all to the

Whitman Conservation Commission Clears Middle School Culvert for July Construction Start

WHITMAN -- June 16, 2026, Whitman Conservation Commission clears six-week middle school culvert replacement for July start while restarting its wetlands bylaw overhaul from scratch. At its June 16 meeting, the commission accepted three design revisions to the DEP file 3400486 culvert project, removing originally proposed riprap from both sides,

Conservation Commission Hires Reviewer, Continues Contractor Yard Permit Hearing to July

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- June 16, 2026, West Bridgewater Conservation Commission advances Spring Street development with seven-acre conservation restriction deal. At its June 16, 2026 meeting, the commission continued the Zero Spring Street hearing to July 21, after Scott Darrier of Homegrown Engineering reported that developer Manny had agreed to place

Plympton Planning Board Approves June Minutes, Cuts July to One Meeting

PLYMPTON -- June 16, 2026, Plympton Planning Board wraps up June 16 meeting in five minutes with no substantive business. The board voted unanimously to approve its June 2, 2026 meeting minutes and adjourned at 6:35 p.m., having convened at 6:30. The only notable decision reached by consensus

Lakeville Sets July 28 Special Town Meeting for Disputed School Budget

LAKEVILLE -- June 16, 2026, Lakeville Select Board votes to hold a special town meeting July 28 over the FY27 school budget. The board voted 5-0 at its June 16 meeting to schedule the session for 6:30 p.m. at Apponequet Regional High School Auditorium, after the School Committee

Hingham Select Board Approves 11 Alcohol Licenses for Summer and Fall Events

HINGHAM -- June 16, 2026, Hingham Select Board approves 11 brewery licenses and issues emergency water ban alert at June 16 meeting. Chair Liz Klein and Member Julie Straley voted unanimously to grant special one-day wine and malt beverages licenses to Vitamin Sea Brewing LLC, Stellwagen Beer Company LLC, and

Halifax Council on Aging Votes to Meet in July, Changes Start Time to 10 a.m.

HALIFAX -- June 16, 2026, Halifax Council on Aging votes to hold July meeting amid concerns over town budget changes. The board, chaired by Jean Gallant, voted unanimously at its June 16 session to convene in July after members agreed that town budget decisions expected around July 1 were too consequential

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