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Medfield Select Board Orders Review of Controversial Downtown Flex Poles After Resident Complaints

MEDFIELD — May 12, 2026 — Medfield Select Board debates controversial downtown flex poles and approves a full slate of contracts. The board spent more than an hour at its May 12 meeting reviewing the town's pedestrian safety pilot project, which installed white flex poles along Route 109 to narrow

Dover Select Board Defers Intersection Vote, Seeks MassDOT Waiver on Walpole Street Design

DOVER — May 12, 2026 — Dover Select Board defers vote on $1.1 million intersection overhaul, declares Level 1 drought, and names town a Purple Heart community. The board, meeting by Zoom on Tuesday, May 12, stopped short of formally endorsing the MassDOT-funded redesign of the Center Street, Springdale Avenue,

Cohasset Select Board reorganizes, elects Farrag chair after public safety facility vote fails

COHASSET — May 12, 2026 — Cohasset Select Board reorganizes under new Chair David Farrag and grapples with public safety facility fallout. The board unanimously elected Farrag as chair, Ellen Maher as vice chair, and William Ashton as clerk at its May 12 meeting — all by 5-0 votes — after Maher thanked

Westwood Select Board Reorganizes, Puts Norwood Costco on Next Agenda

WESTWOOD — May 11, 2026 — Westwood Select Board reorganizes after annual election and flags Norwood Costco as a traffic concern. At its May 11 meeting, the board elected Maryann LeBlanc-Cummings as chair, Joe Prevatera as third member, and newly elected Erin Sibley as clerk for the coming year. Town Administrator

Playing Field Task Force opens May meeting with quorum delay

WELLESLEY — May 8, 2026 — Wellesley's Playing Field Task Force opened its May 8 meeting slowly, waiting on members to reach a quorum. Tripp had given advance notice of his absence, and members spent the opening minutes counting heads before calling the meeting to order. The group then turned

Cohasset Select Board Member Pushes Town Meeting to Approve King Street Safety Building

COHASSET — May 7, 2026 — Cohasset Select Board member David Farag made a floor appeal at Town Meeting urging a yes vote on purchasing the King Street property for a new public safety building. Farag, of 39 Beachwood Street, told Town Meeting members the Elm Street police station — built in 1962

Wrentham Select Board Approves Three Contracts Worth More Than $540,000

WRENTHAM — May 6, 2026 — Wrentham Select Board approves three contracts exceeding $540,000 and continues dangerous dog case. The board on May 6 unanimously approved a $502,900 contract with Greenman-Petersen Incorporated for the Route 113 complete-streets redesign, funded through a $475,000 housing works grant and $28,

Bellingham Select Board hears warning: override failure means 37 staff cuts

BELLINGHAM — May 5, 2026 — Bellingham school officials warn Select Board that a failed override means 37-plus staff cuts and program eliminations. School Committee Chair Ray Marano and Superintendent Dr. James Morano told the board Monday that $4.2 million in reductions — including the cancellation of all high school clubs,

Wellesley Select Board cuts back fee increase, sets May 11 vote on 40 Oakland Street

WELLESLEY — May 5, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board scales back fee hike and previews Special Town Meeting on state housing plan. The board voted 5-0 to raise the demand fee on overdue tax bills from $5 to $10 — half the originally proposed increase — and to keep the standard Municipal Lien

Bellingham Select Board Sanctions Memorial Day Parade, Hears $4.2 Million School Cut Warning

BELLINGHAM — May 4, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board sanctions Memorial Day parade and hears detailed warning of 37 school staff cuts if override fails. The board voted unanimously Monday to formally sanction the 155th annual Memorial Day parade, which Police Chief Chris Miller said needed official town approval to protect municipal

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