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South Shore News..letter: Summer Stress Tests

Jet Skis, Empty Seats, and a Beach That Fell Apart

Justin Evans
Jul 25, 2026
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Two converging pressures dominated South Shore municipal life this week: the slow-motion exposure of systems that look fine on paper but are straining badly underneath, and the high-stakes politics of who decides what to do about it. In Marshfield, a $5 million structural deficit and a 15-month administrator vacancy collided with a special election that…

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