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'We are devastated': Dighton town administrator resigns. Why, where's he going, what now?
DIGHTON — The town administrator since 2021, Michael Mullen, is resigning effective June 13 to become the director of planning and economic development in Plainville. Dighton Select Board Chair Peter Caron said that while Mullen submitted his official resignation at the panel's May 22 meeting, Mullen had notified the town a month ago that he was considering a job offer from another town.
Brockton school building swaps leave SABURA without a home. Here's what we know.
BROCKTON ― SABURA, a community organization focusing on education and recreation, has been housed in The Goddard School on Union Street since 2020. The organization will however need to find a new home, as the School Committee voted to move the city's Adult Learning Center and Community Schools summer programs to the Goddard School in the fall.
Providence moves to end the homestead exemption. Here's what it means for property owners.
Providence is moving toward eliminating the homestead exemption for taxpayers. On Tuesday, Mayor Brett Smiley's bill passed the House after earlier clearing the Senate and is now on its way to Gov. Dan McKee's desk to be signed into law. ...
Dozens of Massachusetts Communities Have Banned Polystyrene
Massachusetts is moving away from polystyrene food packaging, and Fairhaven is at the forefront of the movement to rid the plant of single-use plastic products. The Massachusetts Sierra Club says, "As of May 2024, within Massachusetts, 62 cities and towns across 12 counties representing over 1.3 million people (20%) have already banned some form of polystyrene."
Of Course, the Most Unusual Town in Massachusetts Has a Very Haunted History
Massachusetts has so much rich history throughout the state. Among that, there happens to be lots of haunted history. As it turns out, there is something extremely haunting that took place in a town within the Bay State that added to its resume as it earned the title of 'most unusual town in Massachusetts'.
Pawtucket agrees to provide more help to Spanish speaking voters to settle federal dispute
The city of Pawtucket will provide Spanish-speaking voters with election assistance and materials in their native language in time for the Sept. 10 primary under an agreement to settle a voting rights lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. A consent agreement filed in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island on Thursday […] The post Pawtucket agrees to provide more help to Spanish speaking voters to settle federal dispute appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Memorial Day weekend's almost here. What to know about parades and events in Brockton area
BROCKTON ― Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer, with people celebrating the long weekend with barbecues, family gatherings and going to the beach. But let's not forget to honor the fallen, as that's what the holiday is really about. Memorial Day ― which falls on Monday May 27 this year ― began in 1868...
Somerset school funding fuels debate at over 6-hour town meeting. See what voters decided.
SOMERSET – The School Department got almost half of its desired budget money back. In the most discussed and debated issue at Monday night's town meeting at Somerset Berkley Regional High School, voters approved an amended article which increases the School Department's budget to $25,072,623 for Fiscal Year 2025.
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