Brockton

BROCKTON — March 31, 2026 — Brockton School Account Review Subcommittee raises alarms over Amazon spending and vacant procurement posts. The three-member panel, meeting March 31 at Brockton High School with an acting chair filling in for Chair Mr. Gomes, pressed Chief Financial Officer Kim Tsai on why staff have been

Brockton's School Committee policy subcommittee voted 3-0 to advance more than 80 updated, added, or omitted policy sections to the full School Committee for a final vote.

BROCKTON — March 24, 2026 — Brockton Public Schools faces a projected $4 million to $5 million transportation budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026. At Tuesday's Security, Safety and Transportation Subcommittee meeting, Superintendent Dr. Taheliani told members the district received $14.9 million in non-net school spending for transportation

Brockton's athletic subcommittee hears urgent warnings on crumbling facilities and deep staffing cuts.

BROCKTON — March 17, 2026 — Brockton School Committee transfers $29,000 to revive a spring literacy program and approves a new attendance hire over one dissenting vote. The committee voted 6-0 Monday to move $29,000 from its net school spending carryover to fund the April Acceleration Academy — a grades

Brockton School Committee adopts September 3, 2026, school-year start and refers $1 million library spending proposal to finance subcommittee.

BROCKTON — March 3, 2026 — Brockton school finance subcommittee receives first briefing on new electronic warrant review system. The Account Review Subcommittee met Tuesday at the Dr. William H. Arnone Theater to hear CFO Kim Tsai outline a newly implemented process using Python automation and DocuSign to route purchase-order packets

BROCKTON — March 2, 2026 — Brockton City Council unanimously confirmed a police promotion and referred more than $750,000 in budget transfers at its rescheduled March 2 meeting. All eleven councilors voted to promote Officer Edward A. Newcomb III to sergeant following a communication from the police chief identifying him as

BROCKTON — January 28, 2026 — Brockton's Accounts Committee heard a sweeping financial reform pitch from City Auditor Dr. Clarkson at its January 28 meeting. Clarkson, who oversees approximately $618 million in city funding, called for a formal internal audit program, a new five-member audit committee with independent outside

BROCKTON — January 21, 2026 — Brockton Conservation Commission gives informal go-ahead for contested wetland-lot peer review and advances River Street triple-decker toward approval. Meeting Wednesday, the commission's seven members signaled 5-0 in a non-binding straw poll that the Zero Lotton Avenue applicant may proceed