South Shore News...letter: Deficits, Delays, and Departures

Marshfield's Budget Crisis Deepens as the South Shore Braces for Override Season

Week of March 22–28, 2026

If there’s a single word that defined the week across the South Shore, it’s “deficit.” From Marshfield’s $7.4 million structural gap and the resignation of two top officials, to Hanson’s $2 million shortfall and Rockland’s insurance switcheroo to dodge an override, the region’s municipalities are deep in the annual ritual of fig…