Select Board Bans Heavy Trucks on Old Plymouth St

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of September 22, 2026

Halifax Select Board bans heavy trucks on Old Plymouth Street after hearing safety concerns. The board voted 3-0 to prohibit through trucks over 2.5 tons from the street's western section, with Police Chief Chaves acknowledging the department "don't have the equipment to weigh the vehicles" to enforce it. The same meeting recognized Sergeant William Caprio's retirement after 27 years, unanimously promoted Officer Patrick DeRue to sergeant, and appointed two new patrol officers, William Beggary and Jeffrey F. Samson.

The board also voted to reconstitute a five-member Zoning Bylaw Review Committee aimed at a May 2027 Town Meeting warrant article, and approved warrants exceeding $1.8 million in combined town spending.

In the full story:

• Public Hearing: Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion on Old Plymouth Street
• Police Department: A Retirement, a Promotion and Two New Hires
• Silver Lake Regional CERT Team Recognition
• ADA Coordinator Appointment
• Zoning Bylaw Review Committee: A Reset Aimed at a 2027 Warrant Article
• Routine Business: Warrants, Road Opening, Entertainment Permit and Minutes
• Public Participation: A Get-Out-the-Vote Request
• Town Administrator's Report and Board Comments
• Executive Session
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,617 words

Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of September 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.