Part 2: Marshfield Delays Budget Vote to Avoid “Decimating” School Cuts and “Binary Choice”

MARSHFIELD — March 25, 2026 — In a high-tension joint session that lasted two and a half hours, the Marshfield Select Board voted 2-1 to postpone all financial and budgetary articles of the Annual Town Meeting until June 15. The decision follows the revelation of a massive $7.4 million structural deficit that officials warn could result in the loss of 5…