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Hanson Planning Board Sends Four ZBA Applications Forward, Cites Safety and Aesthetic Concerns

HANSON — May 11, 2026 — Hanson Planning Board unanimously forwards four zoning applications to the ZBA, flagging safety and aesthetic concerns. Acting Chair Kevin Cohen led the four-member board — with Andrew Campbell absent — through a 4-0-1 approval of all referrals at the May 11 meeting. The most debated

Hanson Select Board Orders Belgian Malinois Removed After Series of Neighborhood Attacks

HANSON — April 28, 2026 — Hanson Select Board declared an 8-month-old Belgian Malinois a dangerous dog and ordered its removal from a Birchbark Drive property at the April 28 meeting. The unanimous ruling, the first time the board has gone that far in a dangerous-dog proceeding, came after

Hanson Planning Board adopts stormwater rules, closes two public hearings in unanimous votes

HANSON — April 27, 2026 — Hanson Planning Board unanimously adopts stormwater regulations and closes two public hearings. The board voted 5-0 on every item at its April 27 meeting, formally adopting implementing regulations under General Bylaw Article 3-21 that include a new prohibition — added by Town Planner Tom Fletcher

Hanson Planning Board adopts stormwater rules, closes two public hearings in unanimous votes

HANSON — April 27, 2026 — Hanson Planning Board unanimously adopts stormwater regulations and closes two public hearings. The board voted 5-0 on every item at its April 27 meeting, formally adopting implementing regulations under General Bylaw Article 3-21 that include a new prohibition — added by Town Planner Tom Fletcher

Hanson Conservation Commission Approves Four Variances With Native Plant Mitigation Requirements

HANSON — April 15, 2026 — Hanson Conservation Commission grants four variances in single meeting, including septic upgrades and garage addition. The three-member commission — Steve Smith, Louise Stable, and Erica Adams, sitting without Chair T.J. Ruffey — approved a Title V septic replacement for Ronald and Michelle Ballou at 134 Woodman

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

Hanson Planning Board Continues High Street Park Hearing Amid Abutter Concerns

HANSON — April 13, 2026 — Hanson Planning Board hears sharp abutter pushback on proposed High Street Park and continues the hearing to April 27. The board reviewed revised engineering plans from Lane Planning, dated February 11, 2026, that addressed a peer reviewer's comments on parking widths, drainage routing, stop

Hanson Planning Board Continues High Street Park Hearing Amid Abutter Concerns

HANSON — April 13, 2026 — Hanson Planning Board hears sharp abutter pushback on proposed High Street Park and continues the hearing to April 27. The board reviewed revised engineering plans from Lane Planning, dated February 11, 2026, that addressed a peer reviewer's comments on parking widths, drainage routing, stop

Hanson Select Board Places $33 Million Library Question on May Ballot Amid Budget Crunch

HANSON — April 7, 2026 — Hanson Select Board placed four ballot questions totaling more than $41 million on the May 16 annual election and locked down a warrant burdened by a $1.5 million budget shortfall, driven largely by an unusually severe winter. Town Accountant Eric Kinsherf told the board the

Hanson Conservation Commission Continues Two Wetland Buffer Hearings to April 15

HANSON — April 1, 2026 — Hanson Conservation Commission continues two wetland buffer hearings after applicant absence and missing state filing number. The three-member commission, chaired by Thomas Rofe Jr., voted 3-0 at its April 1 meeting to continue a hearing on an amendment to an existing order of conditions

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