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West Bridgewater Opens FY27 Budget Reviews With K-9, Debt, and Aid Concerns

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- February 4, 2026, West Bridgewater opens FY27 budget season with a state aid warning and school-zone speed debate. The Select Board reviewed departmental budgets Wednesday from the Treasurer-Collector, Police Department, and Fire Department while Town Administrator David Carisbrook delivered a stark assessment of the preliminary cherry

Plympton ZBA Works Through 40B Waiver List, Sets February 23 Hearing

PLYMPTON -- February 4, 2026, Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals advanced a Chapter 40B comprehensive permit hearing for SLT Construction Corp., working through dozens of zoning bylaw waiver requests for a proposed residential duplex development in the town's industrial zone near Ricketts Pond. The board's

Housing authority board splits 4-1 on FY26 budget vote

Marshfield Housing Authority board splits 4-1 on FY26 budget, one commissioner refuses to sign certification.

Kingston Sewer Commission Proposes Two New Hires and Higher Electric Budget for FY27

Kingston Sewer Commission eyes two new hires and a $435,000 electric budget in its FY27 proposal.

Kingston Planning Board Releases Two Charles Drive Affordable Lots in Emergency Vote

Kingston Planning Board releases two affordable lots to save stalled Charles Drive lottery closings.

Scituate Select Board adopts sidewalk plan, authorizes snow deficit spending

Scituate Select Board unanimously authorizes snow deficit spending and adopts a new town-wide sidewalk priority plan.

Plymouth Finance Subcommittee Approves All Five Enterprise Fund Budgets Unanimously

Plymouth's Finance Committee subcommittee unanimously approved all five enterprise fund budgets for FY2027 at its February 3 meeting.

Hingham Select Board recommends $70M HMLP borrowing, electronic voting funds

HINGHAM -- February 3, 2026, Hingham Select Board endorses $70 million electrical reliability borrowing and electronic town meeting voting. The three-member board, chaired by William Ramsey and joined by Elizabeth Klein and Julie Strehle, voted unanimously on all eleven items Tuesday night, including a recommendation to bring a $70 million

Whitman Assessors Approve $1.9 Million Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment for 2026

WHITMAN -- February 3, 2026, Whitman Board of Assessors approves more than $1.9 million in motor vehicle excise commitments. The board, comprising Chair Heidi Hosmer, Christine McPherson, and Brittany Cavallo, voted unanimously at its February 3 meeting to approve a 2026 motor vehicle excise commitment of $1,904,091.06

Whitman Finance Committee eyes $1.48 million deficit as school debt costs mount

WHITMAN -- February 3, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee hears of a $1.48 million deficit and rising school construction debt costs. Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter and Treasurer-Collector Deborah Donahue presented draft fiscal year 2027 budget figures at the February 3 Finance Committee meeting, with the projected shortfall climbing to

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