Government · Planning Board
Board continues Humarock permit hearing to March
Board continued Humarock special permit hearing to March 11, 2027, and scheduled zoning bylaw public hearing for December 10.
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Scituate
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Government · Town Meeting
Scituate outlines $3.8 million Pier 44 park plan
Town Meeting previewed $3.8 million Pier 44 park plan; vote scheduled for October 19.
Government · Water
Waterways Commission Backs New Town Pier Fee Rules
The Scituate Waterways Commission swore in a new chairman and tightened town pier fees but balked at a surprise $360,000 boat request.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Approves Stockbridge Change 5-1
Scituate Conservation Commission split 5-1 over a Stockbridge Road modification and opened a hearing on a proposed 48-unit condominium at the former Fitts Mill industrial site.
Sports
Scituate sports roundup, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4
Scituate's School Committee used its Sept. 28 meeting to firm up a new athletic corrective action council, picking five parent volunteers from a pool of 11 or 12 after weighing gender and athlete representation; the group holds its first meeting Oct. 7. The superintendent's office also …
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
One Scituate obituary notice was published this week: Palimeri, Patrick Paul, 84, of Scituate, who died Sunday, September 27, 2026. The notice was posted by McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home and also appeared on the aggregator sites Legacy.com and Echovita. No additional biographical detai…
Real Estate
Scituate home sales stay below $1 million through late September
Scituate recorded 11 property deeds between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only three carried disclosed sale prices, ranging from $485,000 to $992,500 with a median of $845,000. The month's top transaction was 35 Grove St., which sold for $992,500 to Melissa Costello from seller SWAN LLC.
Morning Brief
School Committee weighs new school name
Scituate's School Committee weighed a name for the district's newest elementary school after weeks of input. From our own coverage: School Committee takes up name for new elementary school; Zoning board takes up fire-razed Humarock lot case. Also in today's brief (7 items): Scituate fie…
Morning Brief
Storm surge damages seawall along shoreline
Storm surge from this week's nor'easter damaged a seawall along the Scituate shoreline. Also in today's brief (3 items): Storm surge damages seawall along Scituate coast; Officials say Scituate weathered nor'easter with minor impacts; Resident video shows waves crashing over Scituate ho…
Schools · School Committee
Scituate Schools Freeze Budget Ahead of Tight FY28
Scituate schools freeze spending now to brace for a brutal fiscal 2028. Superintendent Dr.
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