Marshfield Select Board authorizes dual budget options as deficit reaches $7.5 million
Marshfield Select Board directs staff to draft two budget options as town faces $7.5 million deficit.
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Hull Select Board Names Public Safety Building Committee, Adopts Beach Management Plan
HULL — March 11, 2026 — Hull Select Board fills public safety building committee with four permanent members and two alternates after fielding 11 applications for four seats. Chair Brian S. McCarthy led the March 11 session, which also saw the board unanimously adopt the town's 2026 North Nantasket Beach
West Bridgewater confirms first female police sergeant in department history
WEST BRIDGEWATER — March 11, 2026 — West Bridgewater Select Board unanimously promotes the town's first female police sergeant and funds two years of regional opioid outreach. The board confirmed Olivia Riley Church — described by Police Chief Nixon as a founding organizer of the department's youth camp program
Halifax Select Board Places $1.5 Million Tax Override on Spring Ballot
Halifax places a $1.5 million Proposition 2½ override question on the spring ballot.
Hingham Select Board awards $7.9 million contract for South Shore Country Club pool
Hingham Select Board unanimously awards $7.9 million pool contract and places senior center debt exclusion on ballot.
Scituate Advances Balanced $25.9 Million FY27 Budget, Sets April Town Meeting Slate
Scituate Select Board approves balanced $25.9 million FY27 budget and clears town meeting warrant at joint hearing.
Whitman Select Board approves $59.5 million school bond sale at rates below 4 percent
WHITMAN — March 10, 2026 — Whitman Select Board unanimously approves $59.5 million in school bonds and notes at competitive rates while confronting a $500,000 budget deficit. The board approved the sale of $28,535,000 in general obligation school bonds to Raymond James and Associates at a true interest
Hanson Select Board places 35 town meeting warrant articles, tables Cranberry Cove fee hike
HANSON — March 10, 2026 — Hanson Select Board honors 27-year ZBA staffer and places more than 30 town meeting warrant articles. The board unanimously accepted the resignation of Virginia Cosley, administrative assistant to the Zoning Board of Appeals since 1999, and received a state citation from Representative Kent Sweezy praising
Carver Select Board Votes to Tap Pilot Funds to Cover $4 Million Health Insurance Shortfall
CARVER — March 10, 2026 — Carver Select Board approves one-time financial policy deviation to address $4 million health insurance deficit. The board voted 4-1 Tuesday to transfer $1,510,295 in battery storage pilot revenue — a departure from the town's written financial policies, which direct that money
Marshfield Select and Advisory Boards Preview Dozens of Town Meeting Articles, Flag Funding Gaps
Marshfield's Select Board and Advisory Board reviewed more than three dozen Annual and Special Town Meeting articles Monday, surfacing unresolved funding gaps and governance questions in a session that ran to 8:30 p.m.