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Cohasset Trims Public Safety Building to $20.9M, Sets December 5 Special Election

COHASSET — September 8, 2026 — The Select Board voted unanimously to send a scaled-back $20.9 million public safety facility to an October 26 special…

7 hrs ago • Justin Evans

Plymouth Sends $8.4M Capital Package to Town Meeting, Splits 4-1 Over Broadening Road-Acceptance Funding

PLYMOUTH — September 8, 2026 — The Select Board advanced an $8.4 million capital package to fall town meeting and voted 4-1 to widen how the town may…

8 hrs ago • Justin Evans

Weymouth Weighs Heavier Fines for Water Violators, Reopens Bodywork Regulations

WEYMOUTH — September 8, 2026 — The Weymouth Town Council moved swiftly through a September agenda on Tuesday, advancing an administration proposal to…

9 hrs ago • Justin Evans

Halifax Holds Single Tax Rate for FY27 as Average Home Assessment Jumps 6.87%

HALIFAX — September 8, 2026 — Following the recommendation of municipal assessing officials, the Halifax Select Board voted unanimously Tuesday to…

Sep 14 • Justin Evans

Whitman Select Board Backs Regional School Agreement Overhaul in 3-2 Split

WHITMAN — September 8, 2026 — In a divided 3-2 vote, the Whitman Select Board gave conceptual approval to four major revisions to the decades-old…

Sep 14 • Justin Evans

Union Point Reaches Milestone as Developers Award First Construction Contract, But Regional Water Bottleneck Halts Abington Phase

ABINGTON — September 8, 2026 — Master developers of Union Point announced that vertical construction and initial roadways on the former South Weymouth…

Sep 14 • Justin Evans

Hanson Finalizes 32-Article Special Town Meeting Warrant, Addresses Rising Vandalism at Camp Kiwanee and Town Hall Friday Closures

HANSON – September 8, 2026 – Meeting in regular session Tuesday evening, the Hanson Select Board finalized and closed a 32-article warrant for the…

Sep 13 • Justin Evans

Cohasset Secures Favorable Capital Deals and Prepares $2 Million MSBA Study Vote Ahead of New School Year

COHASSET - August 26 and September 2 - Faced with looming capital obligations and rising operational demands, the Cohasset School Committee held…

Sep 13 • Justin Evans

South Shore News...letter: Home Rule?

And Boston Light Needs a Keeper

Sep 12 • Justin Evans

The November Nine: Question 2

Two Kinds of Court-Appointed Lawyer, and Only One of Them Is on the Ballot

Sep 12 • Justin Evans

State Overhaul of Chapter 40A Upends Local Zoning and Lowers Variance Hurdles in Norwell

NORWELL — September 2, 2026 — Sweeping statutory revisions quietly tucked into the state budget bill have overhauled Massachusetts zoning law under…

Sep 11 • Justin Evans

East Bridgewater Moves to Ban Commercial Data Centers Town-Wide

EAST BRIDGEWATER — August 31, 2026 — The East Bridgewater Planning Board voted unanimously to sponsor a town-wide zoning amendment that would completely…

Sep 11 • Justin Evans

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