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Plympton Town Properties Committee sets fire station listening sessions for February

PLYMPTON -- January 7, 2026, Plympton's Town Properties Committee scheduled two public fire station listening sessions and disclosed an open meeting law complaint at its January 7 meeting. Chairman Pierre Boyer announced sessions for February 2 at 6 p.m. and February 7 at 10 a.m., both at

Carver Conservation Commission Orders AD Makepeace Work Stopped at South Carver Bog Site

CARVER -- January 7, 2026, Carver Conservation Commission issues enforcement order and cease-and-desist against AD Makepeace Company over alleged unpermitted wetland filling. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to order AD Makepeace to halt all work at its Smith Hammond bog complex at 24 Federal Road in South Carver, after

Carver Conservation Commission Orders AD Makepeace Work Stopped at South Carver Bog Site

CARVER -- January 7, 2026, Carver Conservation Commission issues enforcement order and cease-and-desist against AD Makepeace Company over alleged unpermitted wetland filling. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to order AD Makepeace to halt all work at its Smith Hammond bog complex at 24 Federal Road in South Carver, after

Kingston Water Commission Advances Sewer Expansion Plan, Flags Staffing Crisis

Kingston Water Commission eyes 13,000-foot sewer expansion and flags staffing emergency at January 6 meeting.

Scituate Select Board unanimously adopts five-year harbor rate hike plan

Scituate Select Board votes unanimously on harbor rate hikes and updated license fees at January session.

Hingham Select Board Hears Center for Active Living Cost Drop to $29.9 Million

HINGHAM -- January 6, 2026, Hingham Select Board receives $29.9 million Center for Active Living cost update ahead of April town meeting vote. The three-member board, Chair William Ramsey and members Elizabeth Klein and Julie Strehle, heard from architect Chris Wanty and owner's project manager Dan Palada

Whitman Finance Committee Backs Public Safety Restorations, Reserve Fund Draw

WHITMAN -- January 6, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee backs special town meeting warrant articles and approves emergency fire department reserve transfer. The committee voted 7-1 to recommend Article 4, which restores $148,000 each to the Fire and Police departments using a combination of one-time funds, including $95,000

Whitman Conservation Commission Drafts First Wetlands Fee and Fine Schedule

WHITMAN -- January 6, 2026, Whitman Conservation Commission moves toward its first formal wetlands fee and fine schedule. At the January 6 session, members reviewed filing fee structures from Hanson and East Bridgewater, where a residential Notice of Intent runs $75 and a commercial filing runs $100, and discussed adopting a

Conservation Commission Continues Gas Station Rebuild Hearing to February, Issues Warehouse Compliance Certificates

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- January 6, 2026, West Bridgewater Conservation Commission advances long-delayed gas station rebuild and closes out Miley Street warehouse. The commission continued the 506 West Summer Street redevelopment hearing for Colvia Enterprises LLC to February 3 after attorney Daniel Dufault reported that a 30-foot access easement crossing

Plympton Planning Board Deems Solar Relocation a Major Modification Requiring New Application

PLYMPTON -- January 6, 2026, Plympton Planning Board fields solar relocation inquiry, orders landscape compliance notice at January 6 meeting. The board unanimously endorsed an approval-not-required subdivision plan transferring roughly one acre from a cell-tower parcel owned by a Mr. Yamano on Joey Freitas Way to Plympton Sand

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