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Hull Town Meeting Votes to Seek State Charter Change, Strip Manager of Light Plant Role

HULL -- May 5, 2026, Hull Town Meeting voted 236-82 to authorize the Select Board to petition the state legislature to strip the town manager of her role as municipal light plant manager and restore statutory authority to the elected Municipal Light Board, rejecting by 245-69 a substitute motion

Whitman Town Meeting Restores School Busing Funds, Passes $51M FY2027 Budget

WHITMAN -- May 4, 2026, Whitman voters restored $202,347 in non-mandated school busing at the May 4 Annual Town Meeting, overriding a Finance Committee recommendation that had zeroed out the line. The meeting of 278 voters approved a $51,018,720 general fund operating budget for fiscal year 2027,

Hull Town Meeting Passes $54.6 Million Budget, Defeats Capital Planning Petition

HULL -- May 4, 2026, Hull town meeting passed a $54,556,809 fiscal year 2027 budget Monday after a contentious session that included 17 line-item holds, two failed attempts to amend the town clerk's stipend, and the defeat of a citizen petition to restructure capital project planning.

Marshfield Town Meeting Defeats MBTA Zoning Repeal, Approves Finance Director Post

MARSHFIELD -- April 28, 2026, Marshfield Town Meeting rejected a bid to repeal the town's MBTA zoning overlay district and approved a framework for a new finance director on the second night of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Articles 37 and 38, brought forward on a two-to-one

Marshfield Town Meeting Defeats MBTA Zoning Repeal, Approves Finance Director Post

MARSHFIELD -- April 28, 2026, Marshfield Town Meeting rejected a bid to repeal the town's MBTA zoning overlay district and approved a framework for a new finance director on the second night of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Articles 37 and 38, brought forward on a two-to-one