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Kingston COA Advisory Board Recommends Two Members, Hears GATRA Transit Briefing

KINGSTON -- April 14, 2026, Kingston's Council on Aging Advisory Board recommended two members for Select Board appointment and heard a detailed briefing on regional transit options at its April 14 meeting. The board voted unanimously to recommend Melissa Clemons for a new seat, then voted 3-1 to

Hanson Select Board funds $150,000 police camera upgrade from stabilization reserves

HANSON -- April 14, 2026, Hanson Select Board closes annual town meeting warrant, adding $150,000 police camera fix over Finance Committee objection. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to fund a police station closed-circuit camera and access-control system from stabilization reserves after learning the 2007-era system is causing

Halifax Select Board Clears Building Commissioner for Unpaid Planning Role

HALIFAX -- April 14, 2026, Halifax Select Board approves ethics disclosure letting Building Commissioner serve as unpaid planner. The board voted 2-0, with member Thomas Millias abstaining, Tuesday to accept a state-required disclosure under 930 CMR 6.02(3) allowing Building Commissioner Michael Brogan to take on a limited,

Halifax Conservation Commission Seats New Leadership, Flags Wetland Crisis at Old Summit Street

HALIFAX -- April 14, 2026, Halifax Conservation Commission reorganized its leadership and heard an urgent update on wetland contamination at 16 Old Summit Street in a seven-minute meeting Tuesday. John Guiod was elected Chair, Paul Doucette Co-Chair, and Edward Haworth Secretary, each by unanimous 5-0 votes, with nominations

Abington Conservation Commission Flags Regulatory Errors in Summer Street Sidewalk Application

ABINGTON -- April 14, 2026, Abington's Conservation Commission unanimously continued a DPW-filed Notice of Intent for the Summer Street sidewalk and drainage project to May 12 after identifying a string of regulatory deficiencies in the application. Civil engineer Matt Perry of TEC presented the roughly 3,100-foot

Lakeville Zoning Board Continues Rocky Woods 40B Hearing to May 11

Lakeville Zoning Board of Appeals votes unanimously to push Rocky Woods 40B hearing to May 11.

Hingham Select Board Backs $1.9 Million Reserve Fund Transfer at Annual Town Meeting

Hingham Select Board unanimously recommended a $1.9 million reserve fund transfer for FY26, the first to include school special education costs under the town's post-override MOU.

Whitman Board of Health Sets May Hauler Regulation Hearing, Approves Recycling Hire

WHITMAN -- April 13, 2026, Whitman Board of Health approves recycling hire, eyes May 11 public hearing on hauler regulation overhaul. The board voted unanimously April 13 to accept Jeffrey F. Moon as Recycling Center Attendant 1, with a projected May 2 start date pending a Select Board background check April

Scituate Voters Approve $27M North Scituate Sewer, Reject Police Firing Range

SCITUATE -- April 13, 2026, Scituate voters approve $27 million North Scituate sewer expansion while rejecting a $2.5 million police firearms training range. At the combined Special and Annual Town Meeting on April 13, moderator Maura Curran presided over the sewer borrowing vote, which passed by two-thirds supermajority with

Plympton Approves $16.2M Budget and Full Town Meeting Warrant

PLYMPTON -- April 13, 2026, Plympton approves $16.2M budget and clears full town meeting warrant at joint board session. The Select Board and Finance Committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend a $16,179,691 operating budget as Article 4 of the annual town meeting warrant, after the meeting's

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