Lakeville Boards Hear 56-Position Cut Warning Ahead of Override Vote
Lakeville boards heard warnings of 56 school staff cuts and reduced fire and police capacity if a pending tax override fails.
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Select Board
A collection of 269 issues
Lakeville Moves Old Colony Vote Polling Site to Assa Wamsit Elementary School
Lakeville Select Board unanimously relocates June 20 Old Colony building-project polling site and adds electronic voting article to annual town meeting warrant.
Scituate Select Board Awards Five Contracts, Sets October 19 Special Town Meeting
SCITUATE — April 28, 2026 — Scituate Select Board unanimously awards five contracts totaling over $400,000 and approves October 19 Special Town Meeting date. At its April 28 meeting, the board approved a $75,000 cardiac monitor purchase from Zoll Medical Corporation, a $59,879.08 modular boat lift from Jet
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
Halifax Select Board Authorizes Town Administrator to Lock In Natural Gas Contract Rates
HALIFAX — April 28, 2026 — Halifax Select Board votes to let town administrator lock in natural gas prices as rates hit 15-year highs. The board voted unanimously April 28 to authorize Town Administrator Steven Solbo to execute a fixed-price natural gas supply contract when market conditions dip, citing a
Plympton Select Board Ratifies Robert Fennessey as Interim Town Administrator Through June
PLYMPTON — April 27, 2026 — Plympton Select Board unanimously seats Robert Fennessey as Interim Town Administrator through June 30. The board took two sequential votes Monday morning to ratify an April 21 executive session decision, specifying Fennessey's term as April 27 through June 30, 2026, with the possibility of
Abington Select Board Reorganizes, Approves Outdoor Seating Rules for 2026 Season
ABINGTON — April 27, 2026 — Abington's newly seated Select Board reorganized Monday, cleared five unanimous votes, and deferred a restaurant outdoor seating application in its first meeting of the new term. Town Clerk Leon Adams swore in three incoming members — William Cormier, Jr., Daniel Eddy, and returning member Ken
Abington Select Board Reorganizes, Approves Outdoor Seating Rules for 2026 Season
ABINGTON — April 27, 2026 — Abington's newly seated Select Board reorganized Monday, cleared five unanimous votes, and deferred a restaurant outdoor seating application in its first meeting of the new term. Town Clerk Leon Adams swore in three incoming members — William Cormier, Jr., Daniel Eddy, and returning member Ken
Whitman Select Board Picks Matthew Dyer as Next Assistant Town Administrator
WHITMAN — April 23, 2026 — Whitman Select Board votes 3-2 to hire Matthew Dyer as its next Assistant Town Administrator. Dyer, 35, a senior transportation planner at Old Colony Planning Council and former two-term Hanson selectman, was chosen from a field of more than 45 applicants after the board
West Bridgewater Select Board Approves $49.2 Million FY27 Budget, Draws From Free Cash
WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 22, 2026 — West Bridgewater Select Board approves a $49.2 million FY27 budget that relies on a $1.7 million free cash transfer to close a structural gap. Town Administrator David Gagne presented the balanced budget, which rises 5.24 percent overall and 4.76 percent on