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Brockton Planning Board Recommends Approval of Four-Neighborhood Form-Based Zoning Code

BROCKTON -- April 7, 2026, Brockton Planning Board unanimously recommended a four-neighborhood form-based zoning code and approved four site plans at its April 7 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to send the form-based code, covering downtown Troutbrook, Campello, Montello, and Lovett Brook, to the City Council with

Abington Select Board Terminates Sparling Builders Land Deal, Orders New Bidding Process

ABINGTON -- April 7, 2026, Abington Select Board cancels land sale to Sparling Builders LLC and authorizes $83.8 million in borrowing. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate a June 2025 purchase-and-sale agreement with Sparling Builders LLC for two town-owned parcels at 0 Brockton Ave and 0

Abington Select Board Terminates Sparling Builders Land Deal, Orders New Bidding Process

ABINGTON -- April 7, 2026, Abington Select Board cancels land sale to Sparling Builders LLC and authorizes $83.8 million in borrowing. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate a June 2025 purchase-and-sale agreement with Sparling Builders LLC for two town-owned parcels at 0 Brockton Ave and 0

Marshfield Planning Board Votes Against MBTA Overlay Repeal Ahead of Town Meeting

MARSHFIELD -- April 6, 2026, Marshfield Planning Board unanimously opposes Select Board's push to repeal the MBTA Communities overlay district. Meeting April 6, the four-member board voted 4-0 to recommend that the April 27 Annual Town Meeting reject Articles 37 and 38, which the Select Board placed

Whitman Finance Committee Backs No-Override FY27 Budget, Library Spared

WHITMAN -- April 6, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee endorses a no-override fiscal year 2027 budget plan that keeps the library open. Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter walked the committee line by line through a fifth-budget iteration that closes a roughly $476,000 gap by eliminating $235,000 in non-

West Bridgewater School Committee cuts library post, lowers FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- April 6, 2026, West Bridgewater School Committee votes 2-1 to cut library media specialist, trimming FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent. The three-member panel, meeting without two colleagues, removed a proposed library media specialist position budgeted at $72,473 from the fiscal year 2027 request,

West Bridgewater School Committee cuts library post, lowers FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- April 6, 2026, West Bridgewater School Committee votes 2-1 to cut library media specialist, trimming FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent. The three-member panel, meeting without two colleagues, removed a proposed library media specialist position budgeted at $72,473 from the fiscal year 2027 request,

Plympton Select Board Enters Closed Session on Staff Contract Negotiations

PLYMPTON -- April 6, 2026, Plympton Select Board moves to closed session on non-union staff contracts amid budget preparations. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve redacted March 18 executive session minutes, then adjourned by roll call, Saenz and Smith both voting aye, into a second executive session under MGL

Marshfield Select Board Defers Special Election as Recall Deadline Approaches April 22

MARSHFIELD -- April 6, 2026, Marshfield Select Board defers special election date as recall petition against Chair Eric Kelly and override ballot dispute dominate a packed April 6 session. Town Clerk Reese Casper told the two-member board, Chair Eric Kelly and member Steve Jarvis, with the third seat vacant after

Marshfield Board of Public Works Adopts $1.025 Million Indirect Cost Figure, Challenging Town's $1.7 Million Claim

MARSHFIELD -- April 6, 2026, Marshfield Board of Public Works sets its own $1.025 million indirect cost figure, rejecting the town's $1.7 million claim. The board voted unanimously Monday to adopt $1,025,708 as its fiscal year 2027 indirect cost estimate for the town's

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