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West Bridgewater Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $49.2M FY27 Budget for Town Meeting

WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 23, 2026 — West Bridgewater Finance Committee approves $49.2 million FY27 budget without an override. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the $49,164,355 operating budget to Annual Town Meeting, relying on a $1.7 million free cash transfer to close a structural gap created

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

Conservation Commission Clears West Center Street Parking Redesign, Orders Contractor Yard Peer Review

WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 21, 2026 — West Bridgewater Conservation Commission approves parking fix, orders peer review of contractor yard plans. The commission voted unanimously April 21 to issue a negative three determination with conditions for a parking and stormwater redesign at 464 West Center Street, restoring 70 spaces a business owner

West Bridgewater Conservation Commission Sends Bryant Farms Back to Drawing Board on Road Design

WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 7, 2026 — West Bridgewater Conservation Commission continues Bryant Farms subdivision hearing after engineer rules out Bryant Street drainage pipe on elevation grounds. At the April 7 meeting, the commission directed applicant Charlie Macy's engineer to redesign the proposed access road to enter from Bryant Street

West Bridgewater School Committee cuts library post, lowers FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent

WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 6, 2026 — West Bridgewater School Committee votes 2-1 to cut library media specialist, trimming FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent. The three-member panel, meeting without two colleagues, removed a proposed library media specialist position budgeted at $72,473 from the fiscal year 2027 request,

West Bridgewater School Committee cuts library post, lowers FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent

WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 6, 2026 — West Bridgewater School Committee votes 2-1 to cut library media specialist, trimming FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent. The three-member panel, meeting without two colleagues, removed a proposed library media specialist position budgeted at $72,473 from the fiscal year 2027 request,

West Bridgewater Select Board Defers FY27 Budget Vote, Approves Six Employment Contracts

WEST BRIDGEWATER — April 1, 2026 — West Bridgewater defers FY27 budget vote and approves six town employment contracts. The Select Board voted unanimously Wednesday on a slate of contracts — covering the GIS Administrator, Fire Chief, Inspector of Buildings and Zoning Enforcement, Assistant Director of Public Works, Assistant Town Administrator, and Town

West Bridgewater Finance Committee Reviews $22.5 Million School Budget, Eyes April Votes

WEST BRIDGEWATER — March 19, 2026 — West Bridgewater Finance Committee hears $22.5 million school budget request and capital preview topping $4 million. The committee spent several hours on March 19 reviewing fiscal year 2027 departmental budgets, with the West Bridgewater Public Schools proposing a $916,949 increase — a 4.93

West Bridgewater Select Board Presses School Department on 4.93 Percent Budget Increase

WEST BRIDGEWATER — March 18, 2026 — West Bridgewater Select Board challenges school department's $19.5 million budget request as fiscal concerns mount. The board closed its FY27 budget hearing season Wednesday with Town Administrator David Gagne delivering a sustained challenge to the West Bridgewater Public Schools' request for

Conservation Commission Approves Maple Street Contractor Yard, Grants Belmont Street Apartment Extension

WEST BRIDGEWATER — March 17, 2026 — West Bridgewater Conservation Commission closes public hearing on a nine-acre Maple Street contractor yard and grants a three-year permit extension for a stalled 54-unit apartment project. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to issue a waiver to work within the 50-foot buffer

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