Town Meeting

Government · Town Meeting

Lakeville Town Meeting rejects $1.35 million school funding transfer

Lakeville Special Town Meeting rejects $1.35 million school funding transfer, 154-247.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 27

Government · Town Meeting

Marshfield Town Meeting Approves $7 Million Override, Triggering Mandatory Ballot Vote

MARSHFIELD -- June 15, 2026, Marshfield Town Meeting approves $7 million override option, sending question to a town ballot that must be scheduled by the Select Board. More than 1,500 residents packed the high

Townbrief reporting · Jun 15

Government · Town Meeting

Lakeville Special Town Meeting Approves $800,000 Health Insurance Transfer From Free Cash

Lakeville Special Town Meeting approves $800,000 free-cash transfer to cover employee health insurance shortfall.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8

Government · Town Meeting

Lakeville Voters Approve $38.2M Budget, Reject Multiple School Funding Amendments

LAKEVILLE -- June 8, 2026, Lakeville Annual Town Meeting approves a $38.25 million fiscal 2027 budget and adopts a suite of new bylaws, but defeats every amendment seeking to shift more money to the

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8

Government · Town Meeting

Kingston Town Meeting Approves $63.7 Million Budget, Indefinitely Postpones Road Petition

KINGSTON -- June 6, 2026, Kingston Annual Town Meeting approves a $63.7 million operating budget and indefinitely postpones a disputed road acceptance by three votes. Voters at the June 6 meeting, presided over by

Townbrief reporting · Jun 6

Government · Town Meeting

Plympton Passes $16.2 Million Budget Using Stabilization Funds, Rejects Health Board Restructuring

PLYMPTON -- May 13, 2026, Plympton town meeting passes a $16.18 million budget and rejects a Board of Health restructuring proposal. Voters at the May 13 annual town meeting unanimously approved the fiscal year

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Government · Town Meeting

Abington Town Meeting Warned of $358,380 in Cuts

Abington town meeting warned an override failure would trigger $358,380 in Town Hall cuts.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Town Meeting

Chief says override rejection would cut 16 police jobs

Abington Police Chief Barney tells Town Meeting an override rejection would cost the department 16 jobs, or 40 percent of staff.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Town Meeting

Library director says FY27 cut targets book budget, not staff

Abington library director says $13,964 FY27 cut falls on books, not staff. Library Director Deborah Grimmett told Town Meeting the library's entire budget is just 0.93 percent of the town's total, per the state Division of Local Services, and pegged the library budget at roughly $672,000.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Town Meeting

Fire chief details $275,514 in cuts ahead of override vote

Abington Fire Chief Glenn warns an ambulance could go out of service without an override.

Townbrief reporting · May 12