9th Suffolk
9th Suffolk: Boston plans free Link shuttles, including in Roxbury, with federal grant money
Boston plans free neighborhood shuttles, with Roxbury routes still to be designed
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9th Bristol
9th Bristol: Dartmouth's Oct. 20 Town Meeting warrant: 17 articles, Hawthorne land, purchases
Dartmouth's fall Town Meeting has 17 questions, from a $1 million land deal to sewer pumps. Town officials walked members through the warrant at an Oct. 7 pre-Town Meeting session. Fall Town Meeting is set for Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Dartmouth High School.
9th Plymouth
9th Plymouth: East Bridgewater Town Meeting approves 24-month data center moratorium
East Bridgewater's Special Town Meeting on Oct. 7 approved a 24-month moratorium on new data centers. It also funded a $250,000 police and fire facilities feasibility study by a 112-40 count, according to South Shore News.
8th Plymouth
8th Plymouth: Bridgewater council takes up supplemental budgets and an override study committee
Bridgewater's Town Council worked through supplemental spending requests and a proposed override study committee on Oct. 6.
8th Suffolk
8th Suffolk: Boston plans free Link shuttles for Roxbury and Mattapan by early next year
Boston says free Link shuttles are coming to Roxbury and Mattapan, but routes and operators are not settled.
8th Congressional
8th Congressional: Weymouth councilors weigh higher fines for water-restriction violations
Weymouth's Town Council opened a public hearing on steeper penalties for breaking mandatory water restrictions. The measure is 26106, an amendment to ordinance section 8-301 on water supply.
8th Bristol
8th Bristol: Healey bill seeks $1.3M to keep New Bedford Fire Station 9 open through June 30
A proposed $1.3 million line item would keep New Bedford's Fire Station 9 open, and Rep. Steven Ouellette is among the legislators pressing for it. According to The New Bedford Light, Gov. Maura Healey's new appropriations bill includes the money.
7th Suffolk
7th Suffolk: City plans free Link shuttles in Roxbury and Mattapan by early next year
Boston plans free Link shuttles for Roxbury, with routes still unsettled. The city says it will start free shuttle service early next year in neighborhoods with limited transit. Roxbury is one of them, according to the Boston Globe report.
7th Plymouth
7th Plymouth: East Bridgewater Town Meeting backs 24-month data center moratorium, $250,000 study
East Bridgewater's Special Town Meeting adopted a two-year pause on new data centers and funded a police and fire facilities study. South Shore News reported that voters on Oct. 7 approved a 24-month data center moratorium.
6th Suffolk
6th Suffolk: City plans free Link shuttles for Roxbury and Mattapan by early next year
Boston plans free neighborhood shuttles, including Roxbury and Mattapan routes, to launch by early next year. The city is expanding its Link shuttle model to areas it says have few transit options.
6th Norfolk
6th Norfolk: Canton Conservation Commission seeks $100,000 in CPA money for open-space fund
A Canton conservation request would set aside $100,000 in Community Preservation money for future land purchases. At its Oct. 6 meeting, the Canton Select Board heard a Conservation Commission member ask it to endorse an FY28 application to the Community Preservation Committee.
6th Plymouth
6th Plymouth: Hanson town meeting backs marijuana delivery, shelves $250,000 water request
Hanson's Special Town Meeting on Oct. 5 approved limited recreational marijuana delivery and indefinitely postponed a $250,000 water exploration request. South Shore News reported a counted vote of 53-33 on Article 32 and 72-6 on Article 7.
5th Plymouth
5th Plymouth: Hanson Town Meeting OKs marijuana delivery 53-33, shelves $250,000 water request
Hanson voters approve limited recreational marijuana delivery and shelve a $250,000 water request. At the Oct. 5 Special Town Meeting, voters approved Article 32, allowing limited recreational marijuana delivery, on a counted vote of 53-33.
5th Suffolk
5th Suffolk: Boston plans free Link shuttles in Roxbury and Mattapan by early next year
The city says free Link shuttles are coming to Roxbury and Mattapan, but the routes aren't drawn yet. Boston plans five free shuttle routes by early next year, according to the Boston Globe. The other three are in Allston-Brighton, the Seaport and Charlestown.
5th Bristol
5th Bristol: Taunton schools return unused $30,000 water grant; finance director reports
Taunton schools return an unused $30,000 water grant as a new finance director reports on cleanup. At its Oct. 7 meeting, the Taunton School Committee heard a director of finance update after nearly three months on the job.
5th Norfolk
5th Norfolk: Braintree councilors question police on Flock license plate reader use and funding
Braintree's license plate readers drew detailed questions at the Town Council on Oct. 6. The questions covered how the readers are paid for, how misuse is defined and whether they help solve cases.
4th Plymouth
4th Plymouth: Scituate schools freeze FY27 spending and forecast under-1% FY28 increase
Scituate's schools have frozen spending and are bracing for a much smaller FY28 increase. The School Committee heard that the schools are on track for roughly $400,000 more in fiscal 2028, under 1%. Recent years brought increases near $2 million, South Shore News reported.
4th Suffolk
4th Suffolk: City Council passes $268,887 for BPS school police contract increases
The Boston City Council moved money for school police raises. The vote is citywide, not tied to an address in the district.
4th Norfolk
4th Norfolk: Weymouth water-restriction fine increase draws Town Council hearing
Weymouth's Town Council opened a public hearing on higher fines for breaking mandatory water restrictions. The measure is 26106, an amendment to ordinance Section 8-301 (water supply).
3rd Suffolk
3rd Suffolk: City Council passes $268,887 for Boston school police contract increases
The Boston City Council moved $268,887 out of its collective-bargaining reserve to cover Boston Public Schools' school police raises. The Boston City Council minutes record Docket 1829 as passed, with 12 yeas and Councilor Breadon absent.
3rd Plymouth
3rd Plymouth: Hingham school roof and HVAC projects head to Oct. 29 town meeting and ballot
Hingham voters will be asked to fund three school building projects, and it takes two votes. The projects are roof work at Plymouth River and South School, and roof and HVAC work at Hingham High School. According to South Shore News's report on the Sept.
3rd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate)
3rd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate): Middleborough and Rehoboth boards take up data center zoning bylaws
Two planning boards are working on data center zoning, and Middleborough's remains open. At its October 6 meeting, the Middleborough Planning Board opened three separate public hearings on amendments to the town's Chapter 275 zoning bylaws.
3rd Norfolk
3rd Norfolk: Weymouth hearing weighs higher fines for water-restriction violations
Weymouth's Town Council took up a proposal to raise the fines for violating mandatory water restrictions. According to a machine-generated transcript of the WETC video of the Weymouth Town Council meeting, the council opened a public hearing on Measure 26106, an amendment to…
3rd Bristol
3rd Bristol: Taunton schools return unused $30,000 water grant that expired a year ago
Taunton schools return a $30,000 water-improvement grant that lapsed before the new finance director arrived. At the Oct. 7 Taunton School Committee meeting, the director of finance reported that an unused $30,000 grant for school water improvements had to be returned.
2nd Suffolk (Senate)
2nd Suffolk (Senate): Boston plans free Link shuttles in Roxbury and Mattapan by early next year
Free Link shuttles are planned for Roxbury and Mattapan, but routes and operators are not set. Mayor Michelle Wu's administration says it will run five free shuttle routes over three years, starting by early next year, in neighborhoods with few transit options.
2nd Plymouth
2nd Plymouth: Wareham board declines to buy or assign three Chapter 61A farmland parcels
Wareham lets its purchase rights on three agricultural parcels lapse. The Select Board voted not to exercise its Chapter 61A right to buy, or assign the right to buy, three parcels now taxed as farmland. Two belong to A.D.
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate): East Bridgewater town meeting passes 24-month data center moratorium
East Bridgewater voters adopted a two-year pause on new data centers. At the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting, voters approved a 24-month moratorium after the Planning Board swapped out a permanent ban printed in the warrant.
2nd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate)
2nd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate): Dartmouth Town Meeting warrant: conservation, union contracts, sewer upgrade
Dartmouth's Fall Town Meeting warrant puts a conservation funding request, union contract funding and a sewer plant upgrade before voters. Town Meeting is scheduled for October 20 at 7 p.m.
2nd Norfolk
2nd Norfolk: Quincy councillors hear four-and-a-half-hour Flock camera forum; no action taken
Quincy's Flock camera debate drew 24 public speakers, but councillors took no action. The City Council's Oversight Committee met Oct. 6 for a forum on the city's Flock Safety cameras.
1st Suffolk (Senate)
1st Suffolk (Senate): Boston plans free Link shuttles in Roxbury and Mattapan on federal grant money
Boston plans free Link shuttles for Roxbury and Mattapan, with launch targeted for early next year. The city says it will start free shuttle service in several neighborhoods with limited transit.
1st Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
1st Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate): Scituate schools freeze FY27 spending as FY28 forecast shows under 1% increase
Scituate's schools have frozen spending and are projecting a much smaller budget increase for fiscal 2028. The School Committee heard on Monday, Sept. 28, that the schools are on track for about $400,000 more in FY28, less than 1%.