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Bellingham Select Board Backs Creative Financing Probe for $5.8 Million Road Shortfall

BELLINGHAM — May 19, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board unanimously backs exploration of a District Improvement Financing district to close a $5.8 million shortfall on the Hartford Avenue traffic improvement project. Town Administrator Joe Lyons told the board Monday that bids came in well above the original estimate despite $5.5

Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School note, switches parking vendor

WELLESLEY — May 19, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School borrowing and dumps Plymouth County parking contract. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a one-year bond anticipation note awarded to Fidelity Capital Markets at a 3.5 percent coupon with a $67,275 premium,

Millis Select Board elects Schultz chair, approves new transfer station fees and master plan grant bid

MILLIS — May 18, 2026 — Millis Select Board reorganizes, names water plant for retired employee, and pursues $150,000 master plan grant. The board unanimously elected Craig Schultz as chair, Ellen Rosenfeld as vice chair, and newly seated member Jim McKay as clerk at its May 18 meeting, then worked through

Bellingham Board Moves to Explore DIF District to Fund $5.8 Million Road Shortfall

BELLINGHAM — May 18, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board backs exploration of a Development Improvement Financing district to close a $5.8 million gap on the Hartford Avenue Traffic Improvement Project. Town Administrator Joe Layden told the board Monday that contractor bids came in at just under $10 million against roughly $5.

Weymouth Council Opens FY27 Budget Hearing as School Funding Gap Draws Crowd

WEYMOUTH — May 18, 2026 — Weymouth Town Council opens FY27 budget hearing on a $227.2 million spending plan with a $1.63 million school funding gap still unresolved. Mayor Michael Meleese presented the budget — a 4.1 percent increase over FY26 — to the council Monday, with Acting CFO Ted Langell

Plainville Boards Appoint Stoddard and Lownd to Interim School Committee Seats

PLAINVILLE — May 14, 2026 — Plainville fills two interim School Committee seats after joint board interviews. The Select Board and School Committee convened jointly on May 14 to interview four candidates for two immediate vacancies on the School Committee, then voted to appoint Catherine Stoddard, a district instructional coach and Plainville

Dover Board Delays Wolf Hill Intersection Vote, Pursues MassDOT Waiver

DOVER — May 13, 2026 — Dover Select Board holds off on endorsing a $1.1 million Wolf Hill intersection overhaul, seeking a MassDOT site visit first. The board — Chair Robin Hunter, Dave Haviland, and Cam Hudson — stopped short of formally endorsing the Center Street, Springdale Avenue, and Walpole Street signal upgrade,

Stoughton Select Board Votes to Draft Development Agreement for 150-Unit Senior Housing Project

STOUGHTON — May 12, 2026 — Stoughton Select Board unanimously backs drafting a development agreement for a 150-unit active adult senior housing complex at 850 Park Street. Jeff Smetana, chief operating officer of United Development, a Troy, New York firm, presented plans for a four-story market-rate rental community for

Needham Select Board Delays Envision Center Vote, Seeks Written Case for $13 Million Project

NEEDHAM — May 12, 2026 — Needham Select Board delays Envision Center road vote, approves quiet zone agreement and weights and measures overhaul. The board declined Tuesday to authorize moving forward with the Envision Needham Center Great Plain Avenue redesign, asking Director of Public Works Karis Lustig and Envision Working Group Vice

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

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