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Hull Select Board names McCarthy chair, Taverna vice chair in post-election reorganization

HULL — May 27, 2026 — Hull Select Board reorganizes leadership and backs $60,000 welcome center grant. The board unanimously elevated Brian McCarthy to chair following the annual town election, while a more contested 3-2 vote appointed Jerry Taverna as vice chair over Greg Grey — with Grey telling Taverna he

Hull Select Board names McCarthy chair, Taverna vice chair in post-election reorganization

HULL — May 27, 2026 — Hull Select Board reorganizes leadership and backs $60,000 welcome center grant. The board unanimously elevated Brian McCarthy to chair following the annual town election, while a more contested 3-2 vote appointed Jerry Taverna as vice chair over Greg Grey — with Grey telling Taverna he

Scituate Select Board adopts outdoor dining rules, sets water and sewer rate hikes for FY27

SCITUATE — May 26, 2026 — Scituate Select Board approves flood resilience plans, outdoor dining rules, and six committee appointments at wide-ranging May 26 meeting. The board voted unanimously to accept two wetland conservation land donations — one on Tilden Road from Kimberly Richards and Winifred Smith, and one on Wheeler Avenue

Woburn's Northeast Met Assessment Rises $677,000 as Committees Review FY27 Budgets

HALIFAX — May 26, 2026 — Woburn council committees review FY27 budgets and advance Wyman School ground lease process. Three Woburn City Council committees met May 26 to hear department budget presentations and act on pending orders. The most significant financial item came from Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Finance Director Jay

Brockton City Council passes trash fee ordinance 7-4 after months of deadlock

BROCKTON — May 26, 2026 — Brockton City Council passes quarterly $130 trash fee and approves three police promotions. The council voted 7-4 Monday to ordain an ordinance setting refuse billing at $130 per quarter — $520 annually — after the measure deadlocked 4-4 at the April 27 meeting and required reconsideration

Marshfield Select Board Deadlocks on Charter Expansion Vote, Killing Measure for Now

MARSHFIELD — May 20, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board deadlocks 1-1 twice, blocking charter expansion and finance director votes. Chair Rick Smith and member Eric Kelly split evenly on both measures at Wednesday's meeting, defeating motions to forward special legislation to the state for a five-member Select Board

Whitman Town Administrator Announces September Retirement After 23 Years

WHITMAN — May 19, 2026 — Whitman Select Board reorganizes under new chair as town administrator announces retirement and a failed debt exclusion creates a looming fiscal crisis. Justin Evans was elected chair of the five-member board at the May 19 reorganization meeting, with Dan Salvucci returning as vice chair and

Marshfield Police, Fire Detail Service Cuts Under No-Override FY2027 Budget

MARSHFIELD — May 19, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board hears police and fire budget cuts ahead of June 15 override vote. Police Chief Brian Tavares told the two-member board his department is prepared to absorb a $350,000 reduction under the no-override Budget A scenario, eliminating one vacant lieutenant position

Hingham Select Board Appoints Six Harbor Aides, Adopts FY27 Goals Amid Senior Center Debate

HINGHAM — May 19, 2026 — Hingham Select Board unanimously adopts FY27 goals and hears extensive public fallout from the failed Center for Active Living proposal. At the May 19 meeting, Chair Liz Klein, Bill Ramsey, and Julie Strehle also appointed six part-time assistant harbormasters through June 30, 2029, including returning

Hanson Select Board Orders Belgian Malinois Euthanized After Multiple Neighbor Attacks

HANSON — May 19, 2026 — Hanson Select Board reorganizes under new chair Laura Kemet and unanimously orders a Belgian Malinois euthanized after a second dangerous dog hearing on Birch Park Drive. The board, which also welcomed newly elected member Frank Malissi and swore in Police Officer Noah Rigaldo at its May

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